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HISTORY 



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CONNECTICUT, 

FROM THE FIRST GRANT OF LAND IN 1662 TO 1866. 

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By WILLIAM CHAUNCEY FOWLER, LL.D. 



"I have considered tho days of old, the years of ancient times.'" — Psalm lxxvii. 5. 



"Fair scenes for childhood's opening bloom, 
For sportive youth to stray in ; 
For manhood to enjoy his strength ; 
And age to wear away in!" 

WOKDSWOKTH. 







PUBLISHED BY THE TOWN 



HARTFORD: 

PRESS OF WILEY, WATERMAN & EATON, 

MDCCCLXVI. 






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PREFACE. 



The four primitive Towns on Connecticut River, namely, "Wethers- 
field, Hartford, Windsor, and Saybrook ; the four primitive Towns on 
Long Island Sound, namely, Stratford, Milford, New Haven, and Guil- 
ford, were all settled by Companies of Englishmen, thrown out and off 
from the mother country by its internal convulsions. They resembled 
the great primary formations of Geology, thrown up by powerful con- 
vulsions of the earth, retaining, for a long time, the heat derived from 
their igneous origin, and showing, in their structure, the marks of the 
violent forces to which they had been subject. 

On the other hand, Durham, a derivative town, settled more than 
sixty years, or more than two generations later, in more quiet and less 
heated times, resembled the secondary formations of Geology, which are 
composed of the fragmentary contributions from the primary, under the 
working of gentle forces. 

In the primary formations of Geology, there is more that is grand, 
striking, and peculiar, in the scenery. In the secondary formations, 
there are more of the elements of fertility, and a richer outgrowth of 
vegetation. 

In the primitive Towns mentioned, the spirit of dissent was rife, 
nearly as much so, in some cases, as when the settlers left England. 
Parties arose, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing them- 
selves among themselves, requiring legislative interference in order to 
settle their religious differences. Secessions took place from the Churches 
and from the Towns, for the purpose of forming other Churches and other 
Towns, where the favorite opinions and measures of the seceders might 
prevail. 

Durham, on the other hand, was settled after the spirit of dissent had, 
to some extent, died out ; after the jealousy of Ecclesiastical encroach- 
ment on the rights of individual Churches was somewhat weakened ; 
after the controversies about Episcopal forms had passed by ; after the 
evils of separatism, independency, and Church isolation, and the advan- 
tages of the Consociation of Churches, recommended by the great synod 
in Massachusetts, in 1662, and adopted in Connecticut in 1708, were 



4 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

beginning to be felt. It is not known that a single emigrant to Durham 
came from out of a heated controversy, or was detached from his former 
residence, in a primitive town, by the rcpellency of dissent. A consid- 
erable number were attracted to one another by personal friendship and 
the ties of blood. 

Guilford and New Haven, and Milford, and Stratford, and Hartford, 
and "Windsor, and Farmington, and Northampton, furnished settlers to 
Durham ; so that it showed the average character of those several 
Towns and Churches, and not the marked peculiarities of any one of 
them. Several of those Towns sent some of their best inhabitants to 
Durham. 

Thus it appears that Durham had the advantage of the collected wis- 
dom of these several Towns ; wisdom derived from the experience of 
two generations in this country. It was settled chieily by the grand- 
children of the Pilgrim Fathers of Connecticut. It was settled by Amer- 
icans, by those who had grown up under Colonial institutions, civil, 
social, and religious, such as Connecticut had adopted ; and was not 
as were the primitive Towns, settled by Englishmen, who had every- 
thing to learn in a new country. The history of Durham shows the 
progress that had been made in the third generation from the settlement 
of the two Colonies in Connecticut ; what had been lost that was Eng- 
lish, and what had been gained that was American. In this respect, 
if not as interesting, it is more instructive, than that of a primitive 
Town. 

In the primitive Towns, at their first settlement, there were those 
who looked back, with yearning hearts, across the waters to their first 
home. Some actually returned thither. Others wished to do so. And 
numbers who left England under the monitions of conscience, in the 
Bpirit of adventure, in the hot blood of controversy, or in the bad blood 
of resentment for injuries, real or threatened, would, in the sun-set and 
twilight of age, look back with softened hearts and tearful eyes to the 
home of their childhood ; to the Church-yard, where their parents were 
sleeping ; to the Churches and Cathedrals in which they had offered their 
3 r oulhful devotion. Methinks some of those aged pilgrims, in moments 
of fond recollection, exclaim, 

" Oh thou quoen, 
Thou delegated Deity o. r earth, 
Oh dear, dear Engl;m< ! i ; ' 

But their grand-children, such as settled in Durham, knew but one 
country, that of their birth and of their residence. Theirs was no divi- 
ded love. Under these western skies, on colonial soil, amid institutions 



PREFACE. 5 

formed here, they had their birth and breeding. They knew nothing 
better. They breathed no sigh for the past and the distant. They did 
not, from their grand-sires, inherit the incompatible ideas, the incompat- 
ible feelings generated in the religious and political ferments of England. 
They did not inherit all the diversity of sentiment in the minds of the 
leaders in the two Colonies in Connecticut. Their ideas were practical ; 
their feelings were chastened in the school of daily labor, under the 
teachings of the stern monitress, necessity. They had become largely 
assimilated to one another in their opinions and feelings, by their com- 
mon experience and by their common destinies. Marriages had exten- 
sively united families together. The people were bound together by 
something more than a common love of religious liberty, and a common 
hatred of prelacy. 

By these remarks, I do not mean to detract one particle from the pre- 
eminence of a single primitive Town ; but only to show what is the true 
position of Durham. I would not, willingly, fall into the mistake of the 
simple shepherd, Tityrus, in Virgil, who fondly imagined that Mantua 
was ecpual to or like great Rome. Still, Mantua has its place in Roman 
history, though not as large a one as Rome. 

In the course of events, it so happened, a few years since, that a large 
number of documents, connected with the early history of Durham, fell 
into my hands. Ever since I first examined these documents, many 
years ago, there has been a growing conviction in my mind that they 
ought to be put into some permanent form for preservation, before " de- 
cay's effacing fingers " shall have done their work upon them, or the 
accident of fire shall have reduced them to ashes. 

"Was I not bound to do something for their preservation ? My ances- 
tors, on both sides of the house, were proprietors of the Town. My 
ancestor, Deacon John Fowler, of Guilford, for public services, received 
the grant of a farm in Durham, from the Colonial Legislature. I spent 
•the years of my boyhood, and am now spending the years of old age, 
here. Here I am expecting to sleep the long sleep, on a sunny slope in 
"God's acre." 

Accordingly, I digested these documents, and other materials collected 
elsewhere, into a shape for publication, and offered them to the Town 
in Town Meeting assembled. The Town readily accepted of the offering, 
and promptly provided the means for the publication. This action of the 
Town deserves especial notice and commendation, inasmuch, as it is be- 
lieved to be the first instance in the State, and in the United States, of 
a Town's publishing, at its own expense, its own History. The Town 
having acted thus, measures were taken to canvass all of the School 
Districts for subscribers for the book, which they were to receive at cost, 



6 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

or not above cost. In this way, so many subscribers were obtained 
that the Town Treasury is relieved from what might be deemed a bur- 
den. In this movement, Durham is a model Town. Let other Towns 
go and do likewise. If all the Towns in the State should do thus, the 
History of the State would be written. 

It, should be stated that the whole subject of publishing was placed 
under the direction of the following Committee : — William C. Fowler, 
William Wadsworth, Joseph Chedsey, and Simeon S. Scranton. The 
following is their Report : — 

"To the Citizens of Durham. 

The Committee appointed in accordance with the Resolution adopted 
by the Town, have had the subject of publication under consideration, 
and, as the result of their examination, they herewith present you with 
the History of Durham, written and compiled by Professor William 
C. Fowler. 

William Wadsworth, 
Joseph Chedsey, 
S. S. Scranton." 

In acknowledging my obligations to the other Members of the Com- 
mittee, for their attention and assistance, I would beg leave to say, that 
I have endeavored to write a history composed of facts and not of fan- 
cies. Had I introduced fewer prosaic facts, and more poetic fancies, it 
might be more read, and yet be less valuable, because less reliable. 
President Timothy Dwight used to repeat a story of Voltaire, who in 
his histories sometimes sacrificed truth in order to be readable. When 
an Abbe, in gentle terms, charged him with this literary sin, he replied, — 
" Monsieur L'Abbe, I must be read." There are editors of newspapers, 
and letter writers, and reviewers, and even historians, now-a-daye, who 
seem to have adopted the rule of Voltaire, in their compositions, whether 
they ever heard of it or not. It should be kept in mind, that a principal 
object of the Town, in publishing this book, was to preserve the Records, 
and place them in the hands of the inhabitants in a form convenient for 
reference. 

The spelling, I have adopted as I found it. In acknowledging my 
obligations to many for aid, I ought especially to mention Ralph D. 
Smith, Esq., of Guilford, Rufus W. Matthewson, M. D., of Durham, and 
Leveret Norton, Esq., of Suffield. 

W. C. F. 



CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I.— Territory.— 1. Colonial Grants.— 2. Ownership.— 3. 
Present Ownership. — 4. Petition for a Town Plot. — 5. Petition 
Granted. — 6. Change of Town Plot. — 7. Doings of the General 
Court respecting the Town Plot. — 8. The name changed. — 9. The 
Patent. — 10. The Patentees. — 11. First Town Meeting. — 12. Lands 
Granted for Public Uses. — 13. Highways and Roads. — 14. Boun- 
dary Lines. — 15. Proprietors. — 16. Other Proprietors voted in. — 
17. Proprietors' Meetings. — 18. Proprietors' Meetings distinct from 
Town Meetings. — 19. Encroachments on Public Lands. — 20. Evils 
of these Encroachments. — 21. Mode of Distribution. — 22. Pictur- 
esque appearance of Durham. 

CHAPTER II. — Ministry of Rev. Nathaniel Chauncey. — 1. 
Town Action in giving him a Call. — 2. Liberty to form a Church. — 
3. Renewed Call. — 4. His Ordination. — 5. Laying out of the Or- 
dination. — 6. The Wood furnished. — 7. How his Salary was paid. — 
8. His Ministerial Authority. — 9. Specimen Letter of Dismission. — 
10. His Relations to his People. — 11. A Primitive Pledge. — 12. 
Life and Death of Rev. Nathaniel Chauncey. 

CHAPTER III.— Ministry of Rev. Elizur Goodrich, D. D.— 1. 
His Statement. — 2. His Ordination. — 3. His Life and Death. 

CHAPTER IV.— Ministry of David Smith, D. D.— 1. His State- 
ment respecting his Settlement. — 2. His Statement respecting his 
Salary. — 3. His Dismission. — 4. His Life and Death. 

CHAPTER V. — Ecclesiastical Societies. — 1. Separation of the 
Ecclesiastical Society from the Town. — 2. Ministry of Rev. Henry 
Gleason. — 3. His Statement. — 4. His Life and Death. — 5. Since 
the Division of the Society. — 6. Who have been Deacons. — 7. 
Methodist Episcopal Church. — 8. Church of the Epiphany. 



8 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

CHAPTER VI. — MEETrNQ Houses. — 1. First Meeting House. — 2. 
Seating the Meeting House. — 3. Second Meeting House. — 4. Third 
Meeting House. Methodist Episcopal Church. The North Con- 
gregational Church. The South Congregational Church. — 5. Sta- 
bles, or Sheds, on the Green. — 6. Sabbath-day Houses. — 7. Pest 
House. — 8. Singing Schools. — 9. Burial Ground. 

CHAPTER VII— Education.— 1. Common Schools.— 2. The Look 
Company. — 3. Ethosian Library. — 4. Men liberally Educated. — 5. 
Will of Ebenezer Robinson. 

CHAPTER VIII.— Durham in the Wars.— 1. The Indian Wars.— 
2. The French War. — 3. Volunteers to Nova Scotia. — 4. Revolu- 
tionary War.— 5. War of 1812.— 6. Mexican War.— 7. War of 
1861. 

CHAPTER IX. — Occupations and Customs. — 1. Agriculture. — 2. 
Commerce. — 3. Manufactures. — 4. Flax. — 5. Sheep. — 6. Slavery. 
— 7. Town Offices. — 8. Architecture. — 9. Domestic Customs. — 10. 
Clothing. — 11. Diet.— 12. Social Enjoyments. — 13. Holidays. — 
14. Execution of the Laws. — 15. First Temperance Society. — 16. 
Merriam Manufacturing Company. 

CHAPTER X.— Character of the Early Inhabitants. 

CHAPTER XL — Emigrants from Durham. — 1. Change of Popula- 
tion. — 2. Change of Homesteads. — 3. Places to which the Emigrants 
went. — 4. Letters concerning the Emigrants. — 5. Principles of the 
Emigrants. — 6. Deed of Coginchaug from Tarramuggus. — 7. Addi 
tional Statements. — 8. Sanitary. — 9. Extract of a Letter from Dr. 
Kirtland. 

CHAPTER XII.— Records.— 1. Town Clerks.— 2. Justices of the 
Peace. — 3. Representatives to the General Assembly. — 4. Senators. 
— 5. Delegates to the Federal Convention. — 6. Delegates to the State 
Convention. — 7. Those Avho took the Oath of Fidelity. — S. Free- 
men. — 9. Rev. Mr. Chauncey's Record. — 10. Rev. Dr. Goodrich's 
Record. — 11. Rev. Dr. Smith's Record. — 12. Proprietors' Record. 
—13. Town Record. 



HISTORY OF DURHAM. 



CHAPTER I. 

TERRITORY. 
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION. 

THE TERRITORY between Middletown on the North, Had- 
dam on the East, Killingworth and Guilford on the South, and 
Wallingford on the West, was, for a long time, supposed to belong 
to these Towns. It was a terra incognita, an unknown region. But 
when these Towns were surveyed, it was found to belong to none 
of them. Even after this discovery, as it was considered too 
small for a Township, it did not attract very much attention. 

COLONIAL GRANTS. 

But the Colonial legislature granted in it a large number of 
farms to distinguished men, in different parts of the Colony, for 
civil, military, and ecclesiastical services. As early as 1662, the 
General Court made a grant of land to John Talcott and others ; 
and in 1669 to Samuel Talcott; in 1670 to soldiers that had 
served in the Pequot war ; in 1672 certain lands were surveyed, 
and assigned to Governor William Leete, Rev. Israel Chauncey, 
and others. For a period, if a public man merited the grati- 
tude of the Colony by wisdom in council, bravery in battle, in 
the Pequot war, or by preaching a good election sermon, he was 
rewarded by the grant of a farm in Coginchaug, as the terri- 
tory was called. In this way the Colony could show its grati- 
tude to public men, without taxing the people ; and those men 
could keep the lands, thus granted, until they should become 
valuable for themselves or their heirs. 
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10 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

The Colonial Assembly, styled the "General Court," granted the 
south eastern part of the territory to Killingworth. In the Col- 
onial Record, 1686, is the following entry : " The Court grants 
to the Towne of Kenilworth, all the lands north of their bounds 
and Guilford, and west of Haddam bounds up to Coginchaug 
swamp, which are not formerly granted to any Township or per- 
ticular person." This tract was, after considerable negotiation, 
restored to Durham by Killingworth, that is the jurisdiction 
of it, in 1708, for the consideration of sixty acres, in fee simple 
paid by Durham. Henry Crane lived in Killingworth which 
had been taken off from Coginchaug, where Henry E. Nettleton 
now lives. In 1773 a tract from Haddam was added to the 
northeast part of Durham, which is still called " Haddam Quar- 
ter." The inhabitants there, for a long time, perhaps from the 
first, attended meeting in Durham. Thus in 1734, Thomas Fair- 
child, Stephen Smith, Abner Newton, Nathaniel Sutliff, John 
Smith, John Coe, Simeon Parsons paid their ministerial tax in 
Durham. 

Thus it appears that Durham is made up of territory belong- 
ing to Coginchaug or Durham propriety, Killingworth propriety, 
and Haddam propriety. Moreover portions of it belonged to three 
Counties, namely, the Coginchaug portion to New Haven County, 
the Killingworth portion to New London County, and the Had- 
dam portion to Hartford County. Afterwards for a long time, 
by the request of the inhabitants, the whole town belonged to 
New Haven County. It was, at the request of the inhabitants, 
annexed to Middlesex County in May, 1799. 

This territory was, by the Indians, called Coginchaug, a name 
in their language descriptive of the long swamp, or the thick 
swamp, in its central portion extending from south to north. In 
1704 it was, by the act of the General Assembly, called Durham, 
from a city and county seat in the north of England, according 
to some tradition the residence of the Wadsworth family. 

OWNERSHIP. 

The Indians were the original owners of the soil, namely, the 
Mettabesset Indians, who resided in and about Middletown, and 
who frequented Coginchaug as a hunting ground. Of these 
Indians the grantees of land in Coginchaug purchased the 



TEKRITORY. 11 

territory. In 1672, January 24th, in the Colonial Record of 
Lands" Yol. I, p. 411 is the following : "Mr. Samuel Wyllis, 
Capt. John Talcott who, besides his own grant, had purchased 
the right of a soldier by the name of Bunce, Mr. James Richard, 
Mr. John Allyn, all of whom held lands in Coginchaug under 
grants from the General Court, purchased the native right of 
the whole tract from the Sachem Tarramuggus and others. They 
valued these signatures of the natives, notwithstanding Governor 
Andros had said that the " signature of an Indian was no 
better than the scratch of a bear's paw." 

The General Court also granted farms, in addition to those 
already mentioned, to Rev. Samuel Russell, James Steele, Esq., 
Commissary of the Connecticut forces, in Phillip's war, Rev. 
John Whiting, Governor Gurdon Saltonstall, Gov. William 
Leete, Deacon John Fowler, Deacon William Johnson, ancestor 
or the celebrated William Samuel Johnson, Lieut. Joseph 
Seward, Deacon John Graves. The farms of the last four were 
called the Guilford Farms, and lay in one piece in the southwest 
part of the town. Two hundred acres also were granted to 
Rev. Joseph Elliott of Guilford, son of the apostle John Elliott, 
and one hundred acres to Abraham Pierson, the first president 
of Yale College. John Stone, Esq., Rev. Timothy Wood- 
bridge, and others, received similar grants. Besides these, there 
was the ungranted land in possession of the General Court. The 
high character of these owners of lands inspired confidence and at- 
tracted respectable men to settle in Durham. Such owners, too, 
could hardly fail of being successful, in their application to the 
General Assembly, especially when one of their number was 
Governor of the Colony. 

PRESENT OWNERSHIP. 

The present ownership, or title to the lands in Durham is derived 
1. From purchase of the Indians. 2. From the patent of Connec- 
ticut under the great seal of England. 3. From the grants made 
by the Colonial Legislature to individuals, which those individuals 
had power to convey by deed. 4. From the patent of Durham 
under the seal of the Colony, which gave power to the proprie- 
tors of Durham to make allotments of land to individuals, 
who had power to convey these lands thus allotted, by deed. 



12 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

PETITION FOR A TOWN PLAT. 

A petition dated April 29, 1699, was addressed to the General 
Court, by a number of inhabitants of Guilford, some of whom 
were owners in the above named grants, as follows : 

" To the General Court sitting in Hartford, May 1699 : 

We whose names are underwritten, do humbly request of this 
Honorable Court, that you would grant that the tract of land 
commonly called Coginchaug, bounded northwardly by Middle- 
town, easterly by Haddam, westerly by Wallingford, and south- 
erly by Guilford, and Kenelworth, may be by this Honorable 
Court granted, and settled for a Township ; and to that end, and 
for the encouragement of your humble petitioners, and such 
others as shall be thought meet to join with them, that you would 
grant that all the common lands unlaid out, be granted to this 
Township. The Grounds and Reasons of your humble petition- 
ers moving thus to petition are as follows : 

1st. It having pleased this Honorable Court formerly to grant 
sundry farms which have been laid out in the forementioned Tract 
of Land, the Country filling up with People, one family having 
already gone from Guilford to that place, and sundry more hav- 
ing strong inclination moving that way, Provided this Honora- 
ble Court would so far favor it, that it may be probable with all 
convenient speed, the ordinances of God might be settled there, 
it being considerably remote from any other town, and looks to 
be very difficult if not almost impossible for any comfortable at- 
tainment of them, which should be the greatest thing that we 
should have regard to in our settling here in this Wilderness. 

2d. If people should settle out on the great farms already laid 
out, it must always be very scattered and distant from each other, 
and very probably be long before they can imbody themselves 
either for the enjoyment of ordinances, or for defending them- 
seles if any trouble should arise in the country, which this Hon- 
orable Court has seen the sorrowful experience of formerly; 
now if this Honorable Court should in your wisdom think meet 
to grant our petitions, we desire there may be a Committee by 
this Court appointed and empowered to make search for, and lay 
out a Town plat where it may be judged most advantageous to 
accommodate those farms already layed out. And your peti- 
tioners will ever pray. 



TERRITORY. 13 

Caleb Seaward, William Stone, John Collins, Jr., Joseph 
Grave, William Jones, Abraham Bradley, Thomas Maycock, 
Nathaniel Stone, John Collins, Sr., John Parmele, Thomas 
Cook, John Hall, Sr., Nathaniel Grave, James Benton, Abraham 
Fowler, John Seaward, Josiah Kossiter, William Johnson, Com- 
fort Starr, Peter Tallman, Joel Parmele, Jacob Doude, Ezekiel 
Bull, Joseph Seaward, Stephen Bradley, Sr., John Grover, 
Thomas Wallstone, James Hooker, Samuel Johnson, Obadiah 
Wilcoxen, John Hall, Jr. 

THE PETITION GRANTED. 

This petition was granted. A committee appointed by the 
General Court made their report, November, 1699, " that they 
had laid out a Town plat in the south part of Coginchaug, 
bounded north by Caleb Seaward's land, east by John Stone's 
land, south by Abraham Pierson's land, and west by the Guilford 
Farms." The Committee that laid out the first Town plat, Nov. 
1699, were Nathaniel White, Thomas Yale, John Griswold, 
and Daniel Brainard. This Town plat was evidently laid out 
under the Guilford influence. Another committee was appointed 
by the General Court, May 13th, 1703, namely Mr. John Griswold, 
Mr. Caleb Stanley and Mr. John Hooker, to act with the in- 
habitants of Coginchaug. These laid out a new Town plat, 
evidently under the Hartford influence, where the town was after- 
wards built. As a motive to induce settlers to come in, it was, at the 
advice of this General Court, agreed by the owners of the farms 
already granted, that they would surrender a "fourth part of 
their lands," so that such persons as should come in to settle 
as inhabitants, should have a common right to all the undivided 
and ungranted land and to the fourth part thus surrendered. 
This arrangement was a wise one, and proved to be satisfactory 
to immigrants, as it was likewise to the owners of the farms. 

CHANGE OF TOWN PLAT. 

The Committee who laid out the second Town plat, performed 
their duties judiciously. The old plat was given up by Legis- 
lative enactment for the new one. The ground on which the 
new Town plat was laid, was admirably adapted to the purpose. 
It was a ridge of land running North and South, a mile and a 



14 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

half in length, sloping off towards the East and the West. On 
the summit of this ridge running North and South, a street was 
laid out by the Committee, eight rods wide, as stated in the 
Town Records, reaching from the Wadsworth place on the South, 
to the Swathel place on the North, called the " Broad street" and 
the " Great street." Parallel to this, at a suitable distance, was 
laid out another street of the same length, as it appears, six rods 
or more wide, which has been called the "Back lane." East 
of the Broad street, and parallel with it, at a suitable distance, 
a third street was laid out, now known as "Brick lane," or 
" Cherry lane ;" it was of the same length as the Broad street, 
but what was the original width of it, does not appear. Other 
streets were also laid out; near the Wadsworth place, opposite 
the Green, at the Quarry, at Simeon S. Scranton's, and at the site of 
the North School House. The street past the house now known 
as having belonged to Dennis Camp, was substituted for the 
street laid out by the Committee past Francis Hubbard's 
house. Many years subsequently to the laying out of the 
Town plat, a narrow street was laid out by the town from the 
Broad Street to Crooked lane, so called, after much delay 
and opposition. The breadth of these cross streets appears to 
have been something like five rods. I have not been able to 
find the exact width put down in the record. The proprietors 
or the Town seem in some cases to have used their discretionary 
power as to adhering to the action of the Legislative committee. 
Individuals have also encroached on these streets, thus sacrific- 
ing the rights of the town to their own interests. 

DOINGS OF THE GENERAL COURT RESPECTING THE TOWN PLAT. 

"It is agreed by the proprietors and owners of ye farms, 
granted by the General Assembly at Coginchaug, that each pro- 
prietor or owner, shall lay out of the two raiges of Farms, such 
a part of their respective proprieties on that side of their res- 
pective farms which adjoined Mr. Talcott's land, as shall be 
judged sufficient for a good Town plat, and that house lots shall 
be laid out in the said Town plat for a convenient number of in- 
habitants, and a reasonable value to recompense for the first cost 
of the said land and laying the same out, shall be set upon each of 



TERBITORY. 15 

said lots, which each inhabitant that takes up a lot there, shall 
pay to the proprietors, and the money so received be divided 
among the respective proprietors, according to the number of 
lots which each of them shall so throw up to make the Town 
plat ; wherefore the proprietors or owners of the said ranges of 
farms, who, for the settlement of a plantation at the said Cogin- 
chaug, have relinquished and thrown up a proportion of their 
lands, in the only convenient place there for a settlement of in- 
habitants, do pray this Honorable Court that whereas in March, 
1700, the Assembly did grant that a township should be laid out 
at Coginchaug, whereupon a Town plat hath been laid out in 
such a place, of the said Township, as cannot receive many, or en- 
courage any inhabitants who are to settle there ; so that the 
land thereabouts is like to lay waste and unimproved ; this As- 
sembly would now grant that the Town plat should be removed 
from ye sd place, where it hath been and is laid out and car- 
ried to ye place so set apart by the proprietors for the sd use ; 
which all persons that have viewed the sd lands consider as the 
only convenient place for erecting houses and settling inhabi- 
tants, and may be the means of procuring a flourishing planta- 
tion there in a short time." 

Passed in the upper House. 

E. Kimberley, Secretary. 

Passed in the lower House, May 22d, 1703, provided the land 
be sold at a reasonable price." 

Eleazar Stent, /Secretary. 

THE NAME CHANGED. 

" At a Court of Election holden at Hartford, May 11th, 1704. 
This Court grants the petition of Mr. Samuel Russell, Mr. Gur- 
don Saltonstall, Mr. James Steel, Mr. Benjamin Talcott, Mr. 
Nathaniel Talcott, and the rest of the proprietors of the farms 
of Cocinchauge, concerning the settlements of the said Cocin- 
chauge, they laying down the one fourth part of their several 
farms for the better accommodation of inhabitants to be re- 
ceived there, which quarter part, together with such common 
land there that hath not already been granted away by the 
General Court, shall be laid out by the said farmers as a com- 



16 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

mittee in house lots, and other allotments to sueh persons as 
shall offer themselves for inhabitants there, and are qualified for 
inhabitants according to law, which plantation shall be called by 
the name of Durham, and have this figure for a brand for their 
horse kind, viz : D . And whereas, the town of Killing- 
worth have formerly had a grant of land within the bounds of 
Cockinchauge, it is ordered that if they will lay down a quarter 
part thereof for the accommodation of the plantation as the 
above farmers do, then they shall have liberty to appoint a pro- 
portionable number of themselves to be joined with the Commit- 
tee of Farmers for the laying out and disposing of the land to 
inhabitants as is before expressed." 

The town of Killingworth preferred another arrangement to 
the one here offered by the General Court. 

" A court of election held at Hartford, May 11th, 1704. 
Ordered and enacted by this Court that the Farmers or proprie- 
tors at Caukinchauge, viz: those proprietors on the east side do 
run their lines and mark their bounds within one year, and give 
notice to their adjoining Neighbors, but that if they do not so 
bound their farms, that then the surveyor of the County of 
Hartford shall measure and bound said farms upon the charge 
of the proprietors." 

"At a General Court held at Hartford, May ye 13th, 1708. 
This Assembly doth grant unto Mr. Hezekiah Talcott, Joseph 
Seaward, Caleb Seaward, David Eobinson, John Sutliff, Sam- 
uel Fairchilde, and James Wadsworth together with ye rest of ye 
inhabitantes and Proprietors in the Township of Durham, except- 
ing the town of Killingworth, or any Proprietors of Land in 
Durham, y t are Inhabetantes of Killingworth, and concerned in ye 
Agreement heareafter mentioned, their Heires, suckcessors and As- 
signees, that Tract of land lying and being between ye township of 
Middletown and ye townshipes of Guilford and Killingworth, and 
ye Township of Haddam and ye Township of Wallingford ye said 
Tract of Land being bounded as folio weth : to ye east or castwardly 
by ye Township of Haddam aforesd ; to ye west or westwardly by 
ye township of Wallingford aforesd ; to ye north or northwardly 



TEKRIT O RY. 17 

by ye Township of Middletown aforesd ; to ye South or south- 
ward! y by ye Townshipes of Guilford and Killingworth together 
with all and singular Rights, Preveledges, Proiites, Members and 
Timber, Timber Trees, Wood, underwood, Mines, Mineralls 
(reserving only ye fifth Part of ye Silver and Gold Oare to her 
Majesty e) Stones, Quarries, Water, Water Courses, and all other 
Apurtenances thereon or thereunto belonging, or in any wise 
thereunto apurtaining, be by ye major Part of ye sd inh'abitantes 
and proprietors, (excepting as above excepted) granted and dis- 
posed of, not prejudising former Grantes of Farmes untopertec- 
ular Persons (particularly not to prejudis ye farmes formerly layde 
out unto Mr. Samuel Willyes, Esqr., Mr Samuel Talcott and 
Mr. John Whiting, as they were lately survayed anew by Wil- 
lyam Tomson, surveyer of ye County of New Haven, Octobr ye 
17th, 1701 which sd Farmes are heareby saved to ye sd oregenall 
Grantees or thos yt now clayme under them) all ye Owners of ye 
aforementioned Farmes within ye Township to allow necessary 
Highways through sd Farmes, also not prejudising Artecles of an 
agreement made and concluded Janewary ye 29th, 1707-8 by 
Cometes impowered by sd Townes of Killingworth and Dur- 
ham. And also this Assembly doth grant unto ye sd in- 
habitantes, viz : unto thos of them which are or hereafter shall 
be quallefied ackording to law annually, (being regularly called 
together) ye liberty of chuseing their own ordenary offesers as fully 
and amplely as any Town in this Collony of Conecticut and ye sd 
Offesers being so chosen and quallefyed acording to Law, shall have 
power to act (within their own precencts,) as fully and amplely as 
Offesers in any Town in this Colony. And this Assembly doth 
also order yt ye above sd Persones shall for themselves and ye rest 
of ye Inhabitantes in ye sd Township of Durham their heirs, suck- 
sessors and Assignes as above sd, shall have a Pattent for ye more 
full and ample Confermation of ye sd Tract of Land, together with 
all and singular ye Rightes and Preveledges thereon, or thereunto 
belonging as above is mentioned, the sd Pattent to be signed by ye 
Honerable ye Governer and Secretary in ye name and Be- 
half of ye Governer and Company. 

A Trew copie of ye Act of ye Generll Assembly of May ye 
13th, 1708, conserning ye Town of Durham acording to fe 
import thereof. 

TST. ELEAZAR KlMBERLY, Secretary. 
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18 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 



DUKIIAM PATENT. 

"To All People unto whom this present Act and Deed 
shall come, Greeting : Whereas, by letters patents from his 
late Majesty King Charles the second, under the Great Seal of 
England, bearing date at "Westminster, in the fourteenth year 
of his Reign, his said Majesty was pleased upon diverse good 
considirations therein mentioned to give and grant for himself, 
his Heirs and Successors to John Winthrop, Esq., and several 
others his loving Subjects in the said Letters patent named and 
and incorporated by the Name of Governor and Company of the 
English Colony of Connecticut in America their Successors, and 
assigns forever all that part of his Dominion, contained, compre- 
hended, and being within certain limitts sett and fixed for the 
Bounds and Extent of the said Colony of Connecticut, with all 
firm Lands, Soyles, Havens, Ports, Rivers, Waters, Mines, Mine- 
rals, fishings, precious Stones, Quarries, and all singular other 
Commodities, Jurisdictions, Royalties, Priviledges and prelimina- 
ries, Franchises and Hereditaments whatsoever within the Tract of 
Land, Islands and Bounds of the said Colony. 

To Have and to Hold unto the said Governor and Com- 
pany their Heirs and Successors, and assigns forever in Trust and 
for the use of themselves and their associates the freemen of the 
said Colony their Heirs and Assigns forever to be holden of his 
said Majesty, his Heirs and Successors in free and Common 
Soccage, &c, reserving only the payment of One fifth part of all 
the Gold and Silver Oar, &c, which shall happen to be found- 
had, gotten &c, unto his said Majesty his Heirs and Successors ; 
as in and by the said Letters Patent, Relation being thereto had, 
doth and will more fully appear. And AVhereas, the proprie- 
tors, Inhabitants of the Town of Durham within the said Colo- 
ny, Have granted unto them by the Governor and Company in 
General Court assembled, May 13th, 1708, all that tract of 
Land, both upland and meadow Grounds and Soiles, with the 
members and Appurtenances thereof called and known by the 
Name of Durham, which said Tract of Land is butted and 
bounded as followeth, viz: East or Eastwardly by the Township 
of Haddam ; West or Westwardly by the Township of Wal ling- 
ford ; North or Northwardly by the Township of Middletown ; 



TERRITOEY. 19 

South or Southwardly by the Townships of Guilford and Killing- 
worth. And Whereas they having for some years past stood 
quietly and peaceably possessed thereof, and the same now being 
in their lawfull peaceable and Quiet, Seizen and Possession, and 
now applying themselves to the Governor and Company afore- 
said in General Court assembled for a more full Confirmation by 
Patent Deed or Conveyance according to Law. Know, There- 
fore, All Men that for further and full Confirmation and sure 
making of all the aforesd Tract of Land, granted at aforesaid, 
with all the Eights, Members and Appurtenances thereof and 
the improvements made thereupon, and that the same be held 
by the Grantees hereafter mentioned, according to the true Im- 
port and intent of the aforesaid Letters Patent from his Majesty 
King Charles the second. We the said Governor and Company 
of the aforesaid English Colony of Connecticut, in New Eng- 
land in America, being now assembled in General Court, in dis- 
charge of our Trust and by Vertue of the Power derived to us 
in and by the said Letters Patent, have Given, Granted, Con- 
veyed, Confirmed, Enfeofed and firmly made over, and do by 
these Presents for Ourselves our Heirs and Successors fully and 
absolutely give, Grant and Convey, Enfeof, Rattifie, Confirm 
and make over unto Mr. Hezekiah Talcot, Joseph Seward, 
Caleb Seward, Mr. David Robinson, John Sutliff, Samuel Fair- 
child and James Wadsworth and all others the present proprietors 
and inhabetants of Durham aforesaid, (excepting the town of 
Killingworth or any Proprietor of Land, in Durham that are In- 
habitants of Killingworth, and are concerned in the agreements 
made Janry the 29th, 1707-8, between the Towns of Killing- 
worth and Durham) their Heirs and Assigns forever. 

All the afore mentioned Tracts of Land, both Upland and 
Meadow Grounds and Soiles whatsoever contained within the 
Limitts and Boundaries above expressed to be by a major Part of 
of the Proprietors and Inhabitants disposed off, not prejudceing 
former Grants of Farms nor Articles of Agreements as afore- 
mentioned, made January 29th, 1707-8, (being fully Expressed 
and Limitted unto the said Proprietors and Inhabitants by the 
aforementioned General Court,) and now in their Actual and 
peaceable possession called and known by the Name of Durham 
with all the Wood and underwoods, Commons, Pastures, Herbage 



20 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Feeding, Stones, Rivers, Rivuletts, Ponds, Waters, precious 
Stones, Quarries, Emoluments, Commodities, Heredetaments, 
Privileges and appurtenances thereto "belonging or anywise ap- 
pertaining and therewith Used, Occupied and enjoyed also all 
the Estate, Right, Title, Interests, Claim or Demand which We 
the said Governor and Company by Vertue of the aforesd Letters 
Patent ever have have had, or which we our Heirs and Success- 
ors can or might Have or Challenge in time to Come of in or to 
the said Land and premises or to any part or parcell thereof, or 
the Housing, Buildings and Appurtenances thereof. 

To Have and to Hold all the above granted Premeses to the 
said Hezekiah Talcott, Joseph Seward, Caleb Seward, David 
Robinson, John Sutliff, Samuel Fairchild and James Wads- 
worth and to the rest of the Proprietors and Inhabitants of Dur- 
ham aforesaid, (except what is above Excepted) their Heirs and 
Assigns, or others lawfully Deriving from them, forever to be 
holden in free and Common Soccage, and not in Capita nor by 
Knight Service, rendering and paying unto our Sovereign Lady 
the Qeen, her Heirs and Successors, one fifth part of all Gold 
and Silver Oar, which shall be there had or gotten in any part 
thereof, in Lieu of all Rents, Services and Demands whatsoever. 

In Witness? whereof, We, the said Governor and Company, 
have caused the Seal of the Colony to be hereunto affixed the 
Twenty and first Day of May in the seventh Year of the Reign 
of Our, Sovereign Lady Ann of Great Britain and Ireland's 
Queen, Anno Dom. 1708. 

G. Saltonstall, Governor. 

By order of the Honble the Governor and General Assem- 
bly. 

Eleazar Kimberly, Secretary. 

We can easily understand with what exultation the inhabi- 
tants of Durham received this patent from the Governor. They 
were now a Town in the full sense of the word. They now 
had the right to discuss in Town meetings all matters of public 
interest, to enroll all the able bodied men in the militia, to raise 
money to support the ministry, and schools and highways and 
the poor; to elect and instruct their representatives. They had 
now all the rights of the other Towns of the State, greater rights 



TERRITORY. 21 

than the Towns of England. The township was a territorial 
parish ; the town was the religious congregation ; the independ- 
ent church was established by law ; the minister was elected by 
the people, who annually made grants for his support. See 
Bancroft's History, Vol. IV., p. 149. 

THE PATENTEES OR PROPRIETORS. 

At the time the patent was issued, the number of adults 
males, was thirty -four, most of them heads of families. Their 
names were Caleb Seaward, John Seaward, Joseph Seaward, 
David Robinson, and Joel Parmelee, from Guilford ; the Rev. 
Nathaniel Chauncey, Isaac Chauncey, Robert Coe, Joseph Coe, 
Samuel Fairchild, James Curtis, Ezekiel Hawley and Benjamin 
Baldwin, from Stratford; Richard Beach and Benjamin Beach, 
supposed to have been from the same place ; James Baldwin, 
Samuel Camp, William Roberts, Samuel Sanford and Thomas 
Wheeler, from Milford; Joseph Gaylord, Joseph Gay lord, Jr., 
John Gaylord, Joseph Hickox and StephenJBackox . from Water- 
bury ; Joseph Norton and Samuel Norton, from Saybrook ; John 
Sutliff and Nathaniel Sutliff, from Deerfield ; James Wadsworth 
from Farmington ; Jonathan Wells, from Hatfield ; Henry Crane, 
from Killingworth ; Hezekiah Talcott, from Hartford ; and Eze- 
kiel Buck, from Weathersfield. These were regarded as original 
proprietors. 

They were joined by John Norton, from Saybrook ; by the An- 
cestors of the Lymans, Parsons, and Strongs, from Northampton ; 
of the Newtons, Guernseys, Tibbalses, Merwins and Canfields 
from Milford ; of the Pickets, from Stratford ; of theJBateses, 
from Haddam ; and of the Hulls from Killingworth ; and of the 
Fowlers from Guilford. In later periods, families have settled 
in the Town by the name of Hall, Hart, Bishop, Scranton, 
Chedsey, from Guilford ; of Smith and Johnson from Middle- 
town, of Chalker and Loveland from Saybrook, and of Butler 
from Branford. The first white child born in the Town was 
Ephraim Seaward, son of Caleb Seaward, the first settler, who 
lived j ust north of where George Atwell now lives. He was born 
Aug. 6, 1700; and died in 1780. In 1756 there were 799 in- 
habitants, exclusive of Haddam quarter, in which there may 
have been 100 or 150 more. In 1776 there was 1076. In 1840 
—1095. In 1860—1131. 



22 HISTORY OF DURHAM, 



THE FIRST TOWN MEETING HELD AT DURHAM. 

" Dec. 24th, 1706. Mr. Nathaniel Sutliff was chosen Constable 
for the Town of Durham for ye year ensuing. Caleb Seaward 
was chosen Towne Clerkc for ye Town of Durham. 

At ye same meeting Joseph Seward, Joseph Gailord, and 
Samuel Fairchild were chosen Selectmen for ye year ensuing. 

Thomas Wheeler and Joseph Hickox were at ye same meeting 
chosen Surveyors of Highways for ye year ensuing, also Samuel 
Sanford and Joel Parmalee were chosen Fence Viewers for ye 
year ensuing. 

At ye same meeting Joseph Seward and Kobert Coe were 
chosen listers for ye year ensuing. 

At ye same meeting Caleb Seward was chosen Collector for 
ye year ensuing. Also John Sutlief was at ye same meeting 
chosen Culler for ye year ensuing for the town of Durham. 

At the same meeting it was voted, that the place for ye Town 
Pound shall be for ye time being between Nathaniel Sutliff and 
John Sutliff on ye east side of the street. 

At ye same meeting ye desire of the town was voted for the 
town of Durham to be annexed to ye County of New Haven.'' 

This first town meeting was held before the patent was issued 
or any act of incorporation was passed by the General Assembly, 
but not before that Assembly had acted so far as to afford evi- 
dence that a patent would be granted. The settlers were in 
haste to become a town, but they acted with due submission to 
the Assembly. 

" At a Town meeting April 7, 1707. The town by voate de- 
clare their minds that they would have, and by this vote em- 
power ye Selectmen, by themselves, or by an atturney em- 
powered by them, to make application to the General Assembly 
in May next, that the sd General Assembly would decide to settle 
ye bounds between ye Town of Kenelworth, and the Town of 
Durham, and explain the meaning of the clause, [up to Coginchaug 
swamp] which clause is in a former and additional grant to 
Kenelworth aforesaid, and under color of which grant they do 
pretend to the land within the Township of Durham." 



TERRITORY. 23 

11 At the same meeting James Wads worth was appointed to 
prefer this application on behalf of the Town of Durham to the 
General Assembly in their session in Hartford in May next." 

Thus Durham at the very first and before being incorporated 
found itself involved in a dispute with Kennelworth as to 
territorial boundary. The above vote was a very judicious 
one ; Kennelworth acted liberally, and the Assembly very proper- 
ly returned to Durham what had been taken from Coginchaug. 
When the annexation of Haddam Quarter was pending, Dur- 
ham, by a vote in Town meeting, refused to make application 
to the Assembly that the transfer from Haddam should be made. 
In the first case Durham stood upon its rights ; in the other it 
respected the rights of Haddam. 

LANDS GRANT ED FOR PUBLIC USES. 

"At a town meeting, Feb. 16, 1707. The Town by vote 
doth grant two allotments, in every division of land herein 
granted, for the encouragement of the ministry ; and one of said 
allotments the town by vote doth grant unto the minister and his 
heirs forever who shall here be settled in the gospel ministry ; 
and the other allotment to be and remain for the support of the 
ministry in the Town of Durham forever, but only with that 
proviso, that if there should he not, or so often as there should be no 
orthodox dispenser of the word resident here, that doth publicly 
dispense the same herein this Town, that then the whole profit of 
said allotment shall be unto the town, and is hereby reserved for 
the Town." The condition of grant was that the land should 
" remain," and that the " profit" only should be unto the Town, 
if there should be and so often as there should be no " orthodox 
dispenser of the word resident here." Under this vote, and as a 
gift from the proprietors, to the Town, as many as five pieces of 
land were allotted to the support of the ministry forever. 

As many as five pieces of land were allotted by the proprie- 
tors to the Town, and by the Town given to Mr. Chauncey, the 
first minister, and his heirs forever. 

Lands were granted by the proprietors for a burying ground 
between the Broad street and the Back lane, reaching from a 
certain point on the north to Allyn's brook on the south. South 
of this end of Allyn's brook, and of the same width between 



24 HISTORY OP DURHAM. 

the two streets, land was granted to the first minister to belong 
to him and his heirs. Four other pieces of land were allotted 
to him. Land was also granted south of the ministers' lot, and 
of the same width between the same streets, reaching to Samuel 
Camp's land, now Mr. Canfield's land, for a public green, des- 
cribed in the language of the proprietors' clerk as the "Meeting 
house place." 

The gift of five pieces of land to Mr. Chauncey, the first 
Minister, on condition that he should continue as their minister, 
was in accordance with the primitive practice of the congrega- 
tion of Connecticut to give land or money, or other property, to 
a minister as his "settlement." This " settlement " is based on 
the idea that the minister should stay where he is ordained, not 
that he alights there for a temporary resting place. A " settle- 
ment" thus served to bind the contract, as earnest money does 
other contracts. 

When my minister in my youth, the Eev. John Elliott of 
Madison, sitting with the Committee of the parish at a table in 
negotiating terms of his settlement, accepted of the terms they 
offered — "It is done," said he bringing his hand down on the 
table, "I will live with you and die with you, and lay my bones 
with you. " His bones lie in the grave yard there with the bones of 
his people. A "settlement" indicated a union for life between 
a minister and his people, almost as sacred as the marriage 
union. 

Before dismissing this general topic, I would state, that the 
parsonage land north of the burying ground, the burying ground 
itself, the ministers' lot south of it, and the public green, were 
taken from the land which was owned by John Talcott, the whole 
tract thus lying in one body, being a portion of that fourth part of 
the several farms, granted by the legislature, which was sur- 
rendered to the proprietors of Durham by the owners of the 
farms, when the General Assembly established the Town plat. 

HIGHWAYS AND ROADS. 

The roads connected with the Town plat have already been 
mentioned. At a Town meeting September 2, 1707, the town 
ordered three public highways to be laid out across Coginchaug 
swamp four rods wide. These three roads were one from the 



TERRITORY. 25 

Broad street to the north "west side," one to the middle "west 
side, ' ' one to the south ' ' west side. " The term ' ' west side' ' means 
the west side of Coginchaug river, and not the west side of the 
Town, though it is in the west side of the town. At a Town 
meeting, August 23, 1709, a committee was appointed by the 
Town to lay out a highway, four rods wide, across the swamp, 
westward of Joseph Hickox. His house stood near where Bela 
Davis's house now stands. The committee in their report, March 
28, 1710, say that they " had laid out the road across the swamp 
four rods wide, and one mile in length." This is the road south 
of the place ownedby Col. Samuel Camp, now owned by Phinehas 
Meiggs. 

" At a Town meeting, Sept. 24, 1712. The Town by voate made 
choyse of the selectmen for the time annually, to take effectual 
care that the several highways throughout the Town bounds be 
not encroached upon by any person, and that the said ways are to 
be kept free their full width." Other acts of a similar kind were 
afterwards passed. 

BOUNDARY LINES. 

In 1701 the boundary line was run between the Town of Wal- 
lingford, and the Town of Durham or Coginchaug. The Guil- 
ford committee were Josiah Rossiter, Abraham Fowler and John 
Collins. The Wallingford committee were Thomas Holt and 
John Merriman. 

In September, 1705, Caleb Stanley, surveyor of lands, by the 
desires of the committees appointed by the Towns of Haddam 
and Killingworth ran the line between Haddam and Killing- 
worth and between Haddam and Durham. 

In 1707 the boundary line was run between the town of Guil- 
ford and the town of Durham. The Guilford committee were 
John Fowler, brother of Abraham, and Daniel Evarts, and An- 
drew Ward. The Durham committee were Caleb Seward and 
James Wright. 

In June, 1708, the agreement was made between Killingworth 
and Durham in regard to the restoration of the land to Durham 
which had been granted by the General Court, 1686, to Killing- 
worth. The Killingworth committee were Henry Crane, Samuel 
4 



26 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Buel, John Buel, Robert Lane and John Crane. The Durham 
committee were Joseph Seward, John Sutliff, James Wadsworth. 

In March, 1708, the line was run between Killingworth and 
Durham The Killingworth committee were William Well- 
man, John Lane, Henry Crane. The Durham committee were 
Joseph Seaward, John Sutliff, James Wadsworth. 

In April, 1711, the boundary line was run between Middletown 
and Durham. The Middletown committee were Hezekiah Wet- 
more, William Harris, Thomas Miller. The Durham committee 
were James Wadsworth, John Sutliff. 

It should be added that it was the practice, for many years, for 
suitable men appointed by the selectmen, to "perambulate" the 
borders or bounds of the Town, and renew the boundary where 
necessary. 

PROPRIETORS. 

Before the patent was issued the owners of the farms granted 
by the Legislature, were called proprietors, that is of the land 
granted. They were absentee owners or non-residents. 

After the patent was issued, only those were henceforth con- 
sidered as original' proprietors of Durham, who were inhabitants 
of Durham at the time the patent was issued. They became owners 
of all the land in Durham which had not been granted to the above 
named grantees, and also of one-fourth part of what had been 
granted, which was surrendered by the owners of the farms for 
the benefit of the first inhabitants. A list of the original pro- 
prietors has already been given. 

OTHER PROPRIETORS VOTED IN. 

Others were afterwards, by vote, admitted as proprietors, some 
to a full and some to a half share. The following is a list of the 
proprietors in 1724: Nathaniel Sutliff, Ministry, David Robin - 
son, Sen., Josiah Fowler, Joseph Seward, Sen., Jonathan Wells, 
Samuel Fairchild, James Baldwin, V. Clement's heirs, Thomas 
Wheeler, John Camp, 1st, Noadiah Graves, Joseph Tibbals, David 
Robinson, Jun., Hezekiah Talcott, John Gay lord Caleb Seward, 
Samuel Camp, Joseph Coe, Daniel Merwin, Samuel Parsons, John 
Seward, Nathaniel Chauncey, Joseph Norton, Henry Crane, John 
Norton, James Wadsworth, William Seward, Stephen Hickox's 



TERRITORY. 27 

heirs, Joel Parmelee, Samuel Norton. The following were half 
share proprietors : Eichard Beach, Noah Lyman's heirs, Moses 
Parsons, Benjamin Beach's heirs, Nathan Camp, Thomas Ly- 
man, Timothy Parsons, James Curtis, Isaac Chauncey, Eben- 
ezer Lyman, David Fowler. Some of the rights were 
afterwards transferred, so that in 1742 the list differs con- 
siderably from the list above. 

The reason why the original proprietors consented to admit 
others to a full or a half share with themselves was, that they 
wished to induce them to become inhabitants of the Town. 
Some of those thus admitted, owned farms under the original 
grants from the Assembly. 

proprietors' meetings. 

Even before the above named agreement was made, and be- 
fore the patent was issued, the owners of land in Durham had 
meetings in Guilford. Dec. 28, 1700, they had a meeting at which 
Abraham Fowler was appointed a committee on the lands, and 
was appointed a grand juror, and Hon. Josiah Eossiter, of 
Guilford was appointed Eecorder or Clerk. Besides being an 
owner, he had been appointed by the General Court to lay out 
some of the farms, granted to individuals. He acted as clerk 
until Feb. 10, 1707-8, when Hon. James Wadsworth's name 
first appears as clerk. He in turn, appears to have acted until 
his death in 1756, when his grandson, Gen. James Wadsworth, 
was appointed clerk. He acted as clerk until January 6, 1819, 
when Worthington G. Chauncey was appointed clerk. He per- 
formed the duties of the office until 1824, since which time 
there have been no meetings. 

proprietors' meetings distinct from town 

meetings. 

After the grant of Town privileges in 1708, the proprietors 
held their meetings in Durham, and occasionally admitted new 
members by name, some whole share, and some half share mem- 
bers. They generally held their meetings at the same time that the 
Town held their meetings ; but these meetings were kept distinct, 
and committees were generally appointed by one body to confer 
with committees appointed by the other body. When a grant 
of a certain number of acres was made to each proprietor, a com- 



28 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

raittcc was chosen to make Surveys, or rather give them. The 
committee was clothed with power to keep off encroachments, 
commence suits, exchange and lay out highways, and occasion- 
ally to le^ase certain tracts of common land or a useless highway. 

For instance, in 1762, the selectmen, under instructions from 
the Town, made application to the proprietors for the Green and 
the Burying Ground. Their language is, " The favor request- 
ed is of a public nature and is not greater than is necessary and 
convenient to answer the purpose asked for." The Green is 
asked for "the purposes of a parade to perform military exer : 
cises, musters, &c. upon, and also for building public houses as 
Meeting houses, Court houses, Town and School houses, or the 
like, as the inhabitants of said town may have occasion. The 
Burying hill asked for is not larger than is necessary for the pur- 
pose of a burying ground." In this, as in other cases, the Town 
understood what were the rights of the proprietors and what were 
the rights of the Town, and that these rights were not in all 
respects the same. 

Besides the Durham proprietors, there were also the Killing- 
worth proprietors, and the Haddam proprietors, that originally 
owned land in what is now called Durham. 

ENCROACHMENTS UPON PUBLIC LANDS. 

We have seen that the Town was laid out and settled by men 
of enlarged views and generous purposes. Liberal donations 
of land were made by the proprietors for highways, for a Burial 
Ground, for a Public Green, for the support of the ministry. 
The first generation of settlers were generally animated by the 
enlightened views which they endeavored to carry out, under 
the influence of an enlarged public spirit. Committees were 
from an early period appointed to watch over the lands thus 
given, and prevent all encroachments by individuals. The pub- 
lic weal was cared for. But it has to be confessed that some 
who came after the generous fathers of the Town, endeavored to 
obtain for themselves what had been given to the public. En- 
croachments were made, some of them more than a century ago 
and some later, upon the streets in closing them and removing 
them ; upon the Green by enclosing half of it or more than half 
and placing private houses upon it ; upon the old Burying Ground 



/ 

TERRITORY. 29 

by enclosing and cultivating a portion of it, and by cutting a 
road through it without the shadow of a right 

Encroachments, if such they may be called, Jiave been' made 
by virtually selling, under the name of a lease for 999 years, 
the land which was granted for the support of the ministry. 
That there was no authority to sell is evident from^the wording 
of the grant by the proprietors' clerk, Col. James ^Wadsworth. 
See p. 31. He was their clerk and Town clerk for nearly fifty 
years. Gen. James Wadsworth was after him proprietors' clerk 
until his death, and Town clerk for thirty years. Worthington 
G. Chauncey was proprietors' clerk after him and Town clerk 
twenty years. These men all agreed in the declaration that 
neither the Town nor the Ecclesiastical Society had any right to 
sell the parsonage lands. 

THE EVIL OF THESE ENCROACHMENTS. 

Had these Parsonage lands been retained, they would, at the 
present time, have been much more valuable than any money 
obtained for them, and would have been a bond of union. By 
selling these lands in violation of the trust, the Ecclesiastical 
Society must have weakened confidence in the public mind, so 
that cautious men would hardly dare to convey property to such 
societies in trust, lest the trust should be violated, when they 
are sleeping in their graves. 

Several of the first proprietors of Durham were the sons or 
grandsons of emigrants from England, where trusts of this kind 
were held sacred. 

Had no encroachments been made on the Burying Ground 
hill, there would have been ample room for the burial of the 
dead of the present generation, and for a long time to coma 

Had no encroachments been made upon the Green, as laid out 
originally, what a convenience, what an ornament it would have 
been, adorned with rows and groups of trees ! Beautiful, for 
situation, is the Town plat of Durham, skirted by a prairie on 
one side, and by a cultivated valley on the other, and girded 
about by mountains, neither too near nor too remote ! Beautiful 
is the] village of Durham with its long, broad, street, studded 
with neat habitations, the abodes of peace and virtue, and con- 
tentment and religion. But how much more beautiful would it 



30 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

have been, if the ideas of the first fathers of the Town had 
been carried out without any encroachments ! 

MODE OF DISTRIBUTION. 

I would add that the lands in Durham were distributed ac- 
cording to the mode adopted in Guilford. A settler had a home 
lot of six or eight acres upon which he lived, while the principal 
part of his land was elsewhere in the township, sometimes at a dis- 
tance. This mode of distribution in Guilford and in some of the 
other older towns, perhaps grew out of the exposed condition of the 
first settlers, which rendered it necessary that they should reside in 
close proximity for mutual defense. Whether this is a more 
convenient mode than what is common in England and Virginia, 
may be doubted. It is remarkable that most of the settlers 
from Guilford lived on their farms and not on the Town plat. 

THE PICTURESQUE APPEARANCE OF DURHAM. 

The Territory of Durham, as already remarked, has a good 
deal in it to gratify the taste, and it may be the pride of the in- 
habitants. Just north of the Swathel House, on Bare Rock, on 
Pisgah, or at Frederic Parmelee's house, you can see the whole 
or nearly the whole of Durham, as you do a picture. When the 
Town was on the great mail route between Boston and New 
York and six stages daily passed through it, passengers, as they 
stopped for breakfast, or dinner, at the Swathel House, would 
often declare they had seen nothing on their way which for 
beauty of landscape surpassed it. Here General Washington 
and other distinguished men stopped for rest and refreshment. 
When Silas Deane, the minister to France, passed though, in a 
private carriage and four, which was a new thing in this country, 
he was met by a troop of boys, a mile beyond the limits of the 
territory of the Town on the north ; and after dinner a troop of 
boys trotted before and after his carriage, as far as the causeway 
below theWadsworth place. 

As we in this generation are surrounded by our comforts and 
conveniences, our County lines, our Town lines, our titles to our 
lands recorded, our farms separated from others by fences, our 
religious, our literary, our civil institutions all established, — 
we can hardly appreciate the amount of our obligations to our 



MINISTRY OF REV. NATH'L CHAUNCEY. 31 

fathers, who obtained and transmitted these advantages to us. 
They labored, and we have entered into their labors. They 
sowed the seed, and we are now reaping the abundant harvest, 
abundant beyond their brightest visions. They looked forward 
to us with hope, let us look back upon them with gratitude. 



CHAPTER II 



MINISTRY OF REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY. 
TOWN ACTION. 

"At a Town Meeting, June, 1708, the Town by vote 
agree and grant to pay unto the much esteemed Mr. Nathaniel 
Chauncey for the present year's labor in the work of the minis- 
try, provided he continueth with us in said labor, the sum of 
fifty -five pounds in grain, at country price, also the sum of sixty 
pounds in grain, at country price, yearly, so long as said Mr. 
Chauncey shall continue in the work of the Gospel ministry as 
above." 

"Also at the same Meeting, the Town, by vote, did enact, 
agree, and grant, unto Mr. Nathaniel Chauncey, his fire wood, 
that is, so much fire wood as shall be needful for the said Mr. 
Chauncey and a family, if he should see cause to have one ; the 
said fire wood to be brought unto Mr. Chauncey upon a day ap- 
pointed yearly by the Select-men." 

" At a Town Meeting, October the 4th, 1708, the Town, by a 
full vote, did agree and desire the much esteemed Mr. Nathaniel 
Chauncey to settle with us in the office of Pastor." 

" At the same Meeting, the Town, by vote, did agree and 
grant that the much esteemed Mr. Nathaniel Chauncey should 
have, and do by these presents grant unto the said Mr. Chaun- 
cey, the house and all the appurtenances thereunto belonging, 



32 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

that was built for the first Minister, and the lot upon which said 
house standeth, with all the several tracts and parcels of land 
formerly set apart for the first Minister, to be and remain to be, 
unto Mr. Chauncey, and his heirs, forever, on the condition fol- 
lowing, viz. : — That the said Mr. Chauncey shall and doth con- 
tinue with us to be our Minister, during the term of his natural 
life ; provided, nevertheless, that if the said Mr. Chauncey shall 
at any time expire his natural life, he being from us upon his 
occasions, and intending to continue in said work, or that the 
said Mr. Chauncey shall continue with us in the work of the 
Ministry until he be disenabled, by age or weakness, from being 
any farther serviceable in said work, that then no advantage 
shall be taken of said Mr. Chauncey, or his heirs, in their hold- 
ing said house and lands. But if said Mr. Chauncey shall fail 
in his performing said condition, in his removing or otherwise, 
then the said land with all and every part thereof, together with 
said house, shall return unto the Town, to be disposed of as they 
think meet." 

Mr. Chauncey declined this call, but continued to preach in 
the Town. The reasons for his declining the call may be under- 
stood from his statement, of the "relations between him and his 
people," given in the following pages. 

LIBERTY TO FORM A CHURCH. 

" At a Town Meeting, October 4, 1708, ye Town by voate did 
order and empower ye present Select Men to petition ye Honor- 
able General Court, at their next sitting, to grant liberty yt a 
Church may be heare embodied acording unto ye rules of God's 
holy Word." 

" At a General Assembly holden in New Haven, October 14, 
1708, This Assembly grant their consent and full liberty to the 
Town of Durham, to embody themselves into church estate with 
the approbation of the neighboring churches." 

No Church was formed for more than two years after this per- 
mission was granted. It is to be noted that the Town, that is, 
the inhabitants of the Town, have liberty to form themselves into 
church estate. This was done at the ordination of Mr. Chaun- 



MINISTRY OF REV. NATH'L CHAUNCET. 33 

cey, when pastors of neighboring churches ordained him. " The 
approbation of the neighboring churches " was expressed by the 
pastors of the churches. 

RENEWED CALL OF REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY. 

"Dec. 10, 1710. Wee, the inhabitants of Durham, having 
desired the much esteemed Mr. Chauncey to settle with us, in 
the office of pastor, and also several persons have showed their 
willingness both to embody into church estate and also to desire 
Mr. Chauncey to take upon him the office of a pastor, and we 
are now informed that Mr. Chauncey doth at present decline 
settling with us by reason that there are several of our people 
against his settlement ; unless he be advised thereto by a coun- 
cil called heare for that end, and accordingly Mr. Chauncey doth 
advise ye Town to joyne with him in calling a council both to 
advise him what may be his duties in the matter, and also to 
direct the town in what may be necessary respecting his settle- 
ment; the Town having seriously considered Mr. Chauncey's 
advice, do thankfully accept the same, and do earnestly, by 
voate, desire the Eever'd Mr. James Pierpont, the Eever'd Mr. 
Timothy Woodbridge, the Eever'd Mr. Noadiah Eussell, 
in conjunction, to give us advice in relation to the above settle- 
ment. We hope we shall always show a hearty Eeadiness and 
willingness to comply with what advice shall be given to us ; 
and also we desire Mr. Chauncey to write to the said Eeverend 
Elders to pray their help and advise, and also we desire James 
Wadsworth and Caleb Seaward to write in ye behalf of the Town 
earnestly to beg the help and advise of the ye said Eever'd 
Elders in our difficult circumstances." 

" Also the Town, by voate, did appoynt James Wadsworth 
and Caleb Seaward to take care about calling said counsell and 
take care of their entertainment, and what may be necessary res- 
pecting the premissees." 

" At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Durham, 

December 22, 1710, Mr. Pierpont's letter being read, wherein he 

expresseth his unwillingness to serve us in a counsell, as he was 

desired by a voate at a Town Meeting on the 12th of this instant 

5 



34 HISTORY OF DUEHAM. 

December, the said inhabitants, by vote, did earnestly pray the 
Eever'd Mr. Samuel Eussell for to joyne with the Eever'd 
Mr. Timothy Woodbridge, the Eever'd Mr. Noadiah Eussell, 
in a counsell to be heare attended on ye first Tuesday in Janu- 
ary in giving us direction and advise according to the Town 
voate which is above mentioned : Also it was voated yt ye 
Eever'd Mr. Thomas Euggles should be addressed to be heare 
and joyne in ye above sd counsell if Mr Eussell should fayle in 
coming." 

ORDINATION OF MR. CHAUNCEY. 

" At a Meeting of the inhabitants of Durham, Dec. 26, 1710, 
ye sd Inhabitants by voate did agree yt ye much esteemed Mr. 
Chauncey should be advised in all convenient speed, provided he 
consent thereto, while they earnestly desire him to comply with 
all, the ministers to advise Mr. Chauncey he hath already pro- 
pounded, viz. : ye Eever'd Mr. Timothy Woodbridge, Mr. 
Noadiah Eussell, Mr. Samuel Eussell, and ye Eever'd 
Thomas Euggles, which ministers the Town do pray to ordaine 
Mr. Chauncey and also to be helpful to us in ye affair, by 
advising us, or in gathering a church and what may be neces- 
sary. Also the Town by voate do make choyce of David Eob- 
inson, Caleb Seaward and James Wadsworth as a comit- 
tee to take care yt ye sd ordination be attended as above sd, and 
also to make what provition may be necessary for sd ordina- 
tion and to take such methods relating to said ordination as they 
shall think best." 

It should be noticed that the Council who ordained Mr. Chaun- 
cey, were invited by the Town, or the inhabitants, and not by 
the church. There was no church, at that time, in Durham. It 
was an act of the Congregation, and was thus Congregational A 
church was formed the same day on which Mr. Chauncey was 
ordained. It should also be noticed that in the permission 
granted by the General Assembly to the " Town of Durham to 
embody themselves into a church estate," a condition is inserted, 
namely, "with the approbation of the neighboring Churches." 
The Town performed the condition by acting under the author- 
ity of Ministers, who, as pastors, represented the neighboring 
churches of Middletown, Guilford, Branford and Hartford. 



MINISTRY OF REV. NATH'L CHAUNCEY. 35 



OF LAYING OUT FOR YE ORDINATION OF REV. 
NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY. 

S. d. 

From Joel Parmerly 15 lb Pork and \ Bushel Mault, 4 4 

By Beef from Mr. Wads worth, - - - - 16 

By 20 lb Butter, 10, 10 

By 20 lb Sugar, 10, - - - - 10 

By 4 Bushl Wheat, 17 

By Cheese, 4 2, - . - 4 2 

By Hens, Goose, Turkie, 16 6 

By a Sheep and fetching from Town, - - - 9 

By 3 Bushel Apples, 3 6 

By 2 Quarters of Mutton, 3 

Mault for Beer, - - • - - - - 4 

Barrel of Cyder, - ... 8 

Chocolate, Pepper, Spice, Currant, Nutmeg, - 6 

Metheglin and Bum, - - - - - - 12 6 

Two Piggs, fresh Pork, Salt Pork and Beef, - 6 6 

Hiring 5 Horses, 2 

Labor and trouble of my Family, - - - 10 

Four Neats' Tongues, 2 8 

To ye Camp's girl, 5 6, 5 6 

Good wife Taylor, - - - - - - 6 

Good wife Seward, - 3 

Good wife Hecox, 3 

Good wife Squire, ------ 30 



£8 5 8 



An ordination was, in those days, a great event in the history 
of a Town. The generous provision here made shows that they 
expected friends from other Towns to rejoice with them. 

THE WOOD FURNISHED, 

" At a Town Meeting, Dec. 9, 1740, voted that one hundred 
loads of wood is the number of loads which the Town thinks 
sufficient for Mr. Chauncey, and that all the loads be viewed 
and approved by some one of the Committee hereinafter to be 
named." 



36 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

The persons chosen by a Major vote to view the wood to be 
furnished by the Town to Mr. Chauncey, namely, Sergt. Ebene- 
zer Guernsey, Serj. Daniel Merwin, Sergt. John Camp, the Sec- 
ond, Deacon Israel Burritt, Jonathan Wells, Ebenezer Kobinson, 
James Wads worth, Jun., and Samuel Fowler. 

Those that undertake to get and carry the wood to Mr. Chaun- 
cey, are Henry Crane, Jun., who undertakes to carry 10 loads, 
and Isaac Norton, 10 loads, John Norton the first, 6 loads, Noa- 
diah Graves, 4 loads, Sergt. Joel Parmeley, 8 loads, Thos. Sey- 
mour, 3 loads, Sergt. Joseph Seward and Ensign Nathaniel 
Seward, 20 loads, Deacon Israel Burritt, 6 loads, Jonathan 
Wells, 4 loads, Samuel Norton, 4 loads, John Norton, 2d, 5 loads, 
Samuel Picket, 10 loads, Josiah Fowler, 4 loads, John Parmely, 
3 loads, Caleb Seward, 3 loads, Silas Crane, 2 loads ; in all 100 
loads, which are to be carried to Mr. Chauncey's house." 

The Town, by the terms of settlement, were to furnish Mr. 
Chauncey with fire wood, besides the annual salary of sixty 
pounds. The above vote shows their liberality in carrying out 
the agreement. 

HOW THE SALARY "WAS PAID. 

His Salary of £60 was, to a large extent, paid in the products 
of agriculture, which was the chief business of his people, at 
" Country price." " Country," in those days, meant the Colony 
of Connecticut. Sometimes in the annual vote of the salary, the 
prices of articles are given, as Wheat, five shillings a bushel ; 
Indian Corn, two shillings and sixpence. The wheat which he 
received, he sent to merchants in Boston, by vessels from Mid- 
dletown, to be disposed of at Boston prices. With his own 
wheat, and other articles, he sometimes sent his parishioners' for 
their accommodation. The following is a letter to a merchant 
in Boston, showing his lively gratitude for the favors thus re- 
ceived : — 

To Mr. Jonathan Belcher, 

Merchant in Boston. 

Sir, — I have sent you by Mr. James Lewis, as the enclosed 
will show sixteen bushels of wheat, hoping it may, if the Mar- 



MINISTRY OF REV. N A T H ' L CHAUNCEY. 37 

ket has not fallen, answer the four pounds I am in your debt ; 
and herewith the most thankful acknowledgement of your kind- 
ness therein, and of your other free and unmerited regards and 
favors ; since there could be no previous obligation, or indeed 
worth, it bespeaks your manifest goodness and my deeper en- 
gagements. It is said there are three degrees of gratitude, to 
requite, to deserve, and to confess a benefit received ; surely 
your bounty aimed at no requital, in that it chose an object of 
so little worth, and so little ability, the utmost reach of whose 
gratitude can but acknowledge such bounty, and beg the bless- 
ing of heaven on his benefactor. And may this truly rest on 
your person, your family, your wider affairs. May you increase 
by scattering. May he that hath given you both a large estate 
and a large heart, continue long in peace and honor to enjoy and 
wisely improve it, and then remove you to a more fall, satisfying 
inheritance above, is the hearty prayer of him who should 
account it a happiness to do you the least service. 

From your most obliged humble Servant, 

Durham, July 25, 1717. Nathaniel Chauncey. 

From the time that Mr. Chauncey came the second time to 
Durham, namely, May 23, 1706, to the time of his marriage, he 
boarded with his parishioners ; first with Mr. David Eobinson, 
and after the 24th of October, of the same year, with Mr. Joseph 
Norton, for a period. Mr. Chauncey was to receive from the 
Town, 1, a salary of £60; 2, his fire wood; 3, five pieces of 
land, or one allotment of land in the several divisions, to be his 
in fee simple. Four acres of this land the Town cleared, and 
cultivated, free of expense to him, giving him the produce. 4, 
the use of the allotment, or five pieces of land set' apart for the 
Ministry, as parsonage lots. 

HIS MINISTERIAL AUTHORITY. 

In the Town of Durham, in the State of Connecticut, about a 
hundred years ago, the following usage prevailed : — Whenever 
a child, or youth, was discovered playing, or in any way disturb 
ing the order of public worship, the Minister would pause, and 
calling him by name, would publicly direct him to repair to 



38 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

his house Monday morning, to give an account of his conduct. 
In the study of the Minister, the offense, with its aggravating 
or mitigating circumstances, was canvassed, and such admoni- 
tion and discipline imparted to the offender, as the overseer of 
the flock deemed wise. 

So well established was this order of things, that few if any 
parents demurred sending their children. Nor would a child 
have presumed to decline obeying the summons of the sacred 
functionary. 

It happened one Sabbath, that a certain boy, named Charles 

, then about twelve years of age, played during Divine 

service. The eye of the Minister caught the action. He paused, 
and audibly pronouncing his name, directed him to come to his 
house on Monday morning at nine o'clock. His parents were 
present, and witnesses, if not of the offense, of the solemn sum- 
mons. 

What was said by them to their son, after service, is not sta- 
ted ; but it was at once admitted that the call must be obeyed. 
Accordingly, the following day, his mother directed him to put 
on his Sunday suit, and prepare to go to Mr. Chauncey's. When 
ready, and about to go, she thus addressed him : — 

" Charles, you now see what you suffer for being a naughty 
boy, and playing at meeting. You have grieved your father 
and mother, and greatly displeased Mr. Chauncey. Go to him, 
my son, and confess your fault, and, more than all, ask forgive- 
ness of God, whose command you have broken. I know you 
feel bad, but you deserve to suffer. Your conduct no one can 
justify, and you yourself would condemn in another what you 
have done." 

" Mother," said Charles, "will you not go with me? " 

" No, my child," she replied. " You must go alone ; and tell 
Mr. Chauncey that neither your father nor mother wish to screen 
you, and do you submit to whatever punishment he may inflict 
upon you." 

With a heavy heart, Charles proceeded to Mr. Chauncey's. 
Having reached the house, he went round to the back door, and 
gave one or two gentle taps. This he did, as he afterwards said, 
in the hope that no one would hear him, and that he might be 



MINISTRY OF REV. NATH'L CHAUNCEY. 39 

able to say, that lie knocked, and found no one to admit him. 
Thus he was tempted to screen himself; but the rap, gentle as 
it was, was heard lyy Mrs. Chauncey, who happened to be near 
by, and who opened the door. Before her stood Charles. She 
knew him well, and immediately inquired, 

" Charles, is it you? and what do you want? " 

" Mr. Chauncey told me," said the guilty boy, " to come and 
see him this morning." 

" Oh ! you are the boy that played at meeting, yesterday, are 
you ? Mr. Chauncey is in his study. I will speak to him." 

Accordingly, advancing to the chamber stairs, she called to 
her husband. 

" Mr. Chauncey, here is Charles , who played at meet- 
ing yesterday, come to see you." 

" Tell him to come up to my study." 

Charles soon stood in the presence of the kind-hearted, but 
now, somewhat stern Mr. Chauncey. Laying aside his pen, he 
cast a severe look upon the offender, but noticing his meek and 
humble mien, he immediately relaxed all appearance of the 
judge, and gently drawing Charles toward him, mildly inquired : 

" Charles, can you repeat the fourth commandment? " 

" Yes, Sir. Remember the Sabbath day," &c. 

" And did you not break this commandment yesterday, when 
you played at meeting? " 

"Yes, Sir." 

"Well, and are you sorry that you broke one of God's com- 
mandments ? " 

"Yes, Sir." 

" Do you feel willing to ask God to forgive you ? " 

"Yes, Sir." 

Other questions followed, and were answered by Charles to 
the acceptance of Mr. Chauncey, who was satisfied, as well he 
might be, of the sincere repentance and good resolutions of the 
offender. At length Mr. Chauncey inquired : 

" Charles, who sent you here? " 

"My mother." 

" And was she not sorry that her son should play on God's 
holy day, and that in the house of God? " 



40 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

" She was ; and she told me to tell you, that neither she nor 
father wished to screen me." 

" Charles," said the worthy divine. " Charles, you should be 
thankful for such a mother. Can you repeat the fifth command- 
ment?" 

" Honor thy father and thy mother," &c. 

" Well, now look to it, Charles, when you play on the Sab- 
bath-day, you offend God, who says, ' Remember the Sabbath- 
day to keep it holy ;' and you offend your parents, and then you 
break the fifth commandment, which says, 'Honor thy father 
and thy mother.' Are you willing to promise that you will 
never play at meeting again? " 

"Yes, Sir; I never will." 

" Now, my son, you may go, and remember your promise." 

Upon this, Mr. Chauncey arose, and opening the study door, 
called with quite a strong voice — 

" Mrs. Chauncey ! here is Charles coming down ; give him a 
piece of cake. He says he is sorry for playing yesterday at meet- 
ing, and has promised that he will never do so again." 

Charles took the cake and retired. In after years he often 
related the above incident ; and always added that his interview 
with Mr. Chauncey, was blessed to his good, through the grace 
of God. At first, his distress, which was great, arose from the 
fear of the man ; but the kind and affectionate manner of Mr. 
Chauncey's address, added to the serious questions which he 
asked, at length convinced him of the dishonor which he had 
done to God. 

Never, afterwards, did he exhibit a light or irreverent manner 
in the sanctuary. 

And in maturer years, and upon other occasions, the faithful 
dealings of Mr. Chauncey had its influence upon his conduct. 

Such was the custom, a hundred years ago, in the Town of 
Durham. Who admits not, that it was a salutary custom? 
What friend to the order of divine worship, and the proper ob- 
servance of the Sabbath would not wish it had descended to 
the present time ? 



MINISTRY OF REV. NATH'L CHAUNCEY. 41 



A SPECIMEN LETTER OF DISMISSION. 

Northampton, June 8th, 1710. 
To the Eev. Mr. Nathaniel Chauncey and the rest of 
the brethren in Durham, Eeverend and beloved about to gather 
into a church there, 

The church of Christ in Northampton sendeth greeting : 
God having fixed the habitation of Capt. Samuel Parsons 
among you, he hath desired letters of dismission for himselfe 
and his wife unto yourselves, and accordingly we commend 
them both unto you as persons qualified for your holy commun- 
ion. They have been in fellowship with us for many years, 
and are without offence. We heartily desire that God would 
smile upon your beginnings and make his ordinances mighty 
for saving good to many souls. Thus begging an interest in 
your prayers, we remain your brethren in the fellowship of the 

gospel. 

Solomon Stoddard, 

In the name and with the consent of the Church. 

HIS RELATIONS TO HIS PEOPLE. 

In the year 1706, on the 23d of May, I came to preach 
to the people of Durham. After a considerable time of trial as 
to my public doings, I remember not much dissatisfaction. Yet 
some were minded to know my judgment as to matters of dis- 
cipline and came to discourse with me about that point. What- 
ever has been the practice of others, or whatever is most pru- 
dent in itself, I determine not. I think I dealt plainly from the 
very first, in showing my own judgment, and my purpose to 
act according to it, and a resolution not to be imposed upon. 
When the practice of some worthy ministers and churches has 
been cryed up to me, I have been free to say that my Master's 
copy is to be minded, and not the copy of my mates. Such a 
spirit was to be seen in sundry upon this account, and such a 
division appeared that I had thought of removing, having at 
that very time invitations to several places. 

But, before I had actually concluded to leave this people, I 
desired the town should come together, that I might have some dis- 
course with them. I told them plainly upon what terms I would 
6 



42 HISTORY OF DUEHAM. 

serve them, and if could not be received and accepted upon those 
terms I would not abide with. It was then voted to accept of 
me as enjoying my own judgment, which was then expressed. 
I think there were six persons who did not vote, one of 
which was Mr. Eobinson. Upon these terms and no other I 
concluded to abide. And the people concluded then to make 
over to me what they had designed to give to the first minister, 
in order to settlement. It being thus concluded, I let those op- 
portunities go of settling elsewhere. I thought there was 
enough done to make way for peace. 

But before many months were passed there came a man to 
me, and told me some were uneasy about that matter, and de- 
sired to have an opportunity to have discourse with me, which I 
yielded to, and the time was appointed, but it proved foul 
weather ; none came then. 

The difference and dissatisfaction continuing, if not growing 
(I believe growing, for the devil's bellows did not fail,) when I 
heard of the general meeting of the Elders to be held at Say- 
brook, I told some of them I thought it was wisdom to tarry 
until that was over. It may be, somewhat would be done there, 
in which there might be union. As soon as I could get a copy 
and let them have it, which they took a time to read among 
themselves. And having read and considered it, all those that 
were members in full communion came to me, and told me that 
their business was to tell me that they were all suited, and de- 
sired to know of me whether I could be suited ; to which I man- 
ifested my assent, saying they had little reason to think I should 
stand out from the whole country. There being now such a 
friendly agreement they invited me to take the pastoral charge. 

At this meeting something was said about the understanding 
of the articles, to which I replied, If difficulty should be there, 
we must refer ourselves to the same power which drew them up, 
which was not objected against, but backed by one of them as 
a way proper. I reckoned here was a full agreement. 

The next news I had was of their drawing many articles 
which they were resolved to stand for, and getting hands there- 
to; so that when the town began to move for my ordination, a 
considerable number held back. After a while I proposed the 
issuing of difficulty by a council, and proposed that the town 



MINISTRY OF REV. NATH'L CHAUNCEY. 43 

should choose one, the dissatisfied persons one, and I should 
choose one. This was agreed upon ; the ministers were chosen, 
and sent to the time appointed, &c. But before that time came, 
sundry persons fell in and desired there might be no council ; so 
that there remained but four or five unquiet, so few that it was 
a small matter for a council to meet about. Therefore it was 
concluded to put by the council, and it was proposed that the 
same ministers should be impowered about the ordination, ad- 
ding Mr. Euggles of Guilford ; and that the difficulty respecting 
those four or five men should be issued by them. I took it that 
this was agreed to, and after they and others who had pretended 
to be dissatisfied had taken time at the council, the result was 
this : I was called for and asked whether in difficult and 
weighty cases I was willing the mind of the church should be 
known by some sign. I replied I never designed any other but 
to be tender in such cases, and should like to have the concur- 
rence of the church. But it may be, that might be insisted on 
by some in trivial matters, whereto reply was made : "To things 
that I might judge or account best." This I duly assented to. 

This is the whole of what I was obligated to at that time, 
namely, that the mind of the church be known by some sign in 
things that I, myself, should judge to be weighty and difficult. 

Now if there is any one instance that can be given, wherein I 
have swerved, either from the articles at Saybrook, or from the 
settlement at my ordination, or from my own judgment, or from 
the word of God, I am ready to answer it. 

N. Chauncey. 

A PRIMITIVE PLEDGE. 

Whereas, the great and glorious God hath by many awful re- 
bukes of his holy Providence, testified his just displeasure, agst 
his People in this Land, as particularly by unexpected frustrations 
of our Military undertakings, with ye sad disasters yt have at- 
tended or followed the same; as also by the Malignant dis- 
temper wch hath proved so Mortal in sevl of our towns, where- 
by many Pious and useful Persons have been taken from us. 

And, Whereas, all the frequent and solemn Addresses to 
Heaven for ye Averting his judgment and obtaining his favr, 



44 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

and Blessing, against well God has manifested much anger, 
answering us by terrible things in Righteousness. All which 
tremendous dispensations as they speak us an Apostatizing and 
sinful people, do seem to call for some more than Ordinary en- 
deavours after ye Reformation of those God-provoking evils, 
wch are so gen'l and prevailing among us. 

And, Whereas, there are, even with us, many of those sins 
agst the Lord God of Israel, wch we have reason to Reckon 
among the procuring causes, of those Judgments, and Conse- 
quently yt we orselves are under special Engagements to use 
all proper means to that end. Accordingly in Order hereunto 
we do all before the Lord this Day declare upon the Cov. obliga- 
tions that we are under that we will watch unto the Dutys and 
Carefully avoid ye Evils now to be mentioned. 

1st. We will constantly attend the dutys of God's worship in 
Publick, Private, and secret, not allowing ourselves in ye neglect 
of any of his Holy Ordinances, through Carelessness, Contempt 
or any sinful excuse. 

2d. We will carefully watch against all Irreverence in ye wor- 
ship of God, and all profanations of his glorious and fearful 
name by Causeless Imprecations, Rash swearing, or any other 
way in wch it is, or may be taken in vain. 

3rd. We will strictly observe the Christian Sabbath, viz : One 
whole Day in seven seasonably beginning and duly continuing 
ye same and Carefully watching against worldly thoughts, words 
and work on that day. 

4th. We will carefully endeavor to discharge the several Dutys 
of our several Places, and Relations, as our Superiours, Inferiors, 
and Equals. Particularly we will Honour, Submit to, and obey 
those whom God hath set over us ; whether in family, Church or 
Common-wealth. We will look well to our Household, and keep 
our Children and servants in subjection, Instruct them in the 
principles of our Holy Religion, and Endeavr to Restrain them 
from all Profaneness and Immorality. 

5th. Wee will as much as in us lye, live peaceably with 
all men. 

6th. Wee will be careful to maintain a Chaste Conversation 
watching agst all ye Occasions and preventives to uncleaness, 
especially. 



MINISTRY OF KEV. NATH'L CHAUNCEY. 45 

7th. Wee will mind or own Business, and strictly observe ye 
Rule of Righteousness, in our Commerce, and dealing one wth 
another, watching agst all violations of it by Deceit, Oppression, 
and all unjust and dishonest dealing wsoever. 

8th. Wee will Carefully take heed to speak ye truth in our 
Converse one wth Another, Carefully avoiding all Lying, Slan- 
dering, backbiting, Reviling and Promise breaking. 

9th. Wee will mutually watch over one another, giving and 
receiving Reproof as becomes Christians. 

10th. Wee will in our sevl Capacity bare due testimony or wit- 
ness agst all Profaneness and Immorality, and not wthhold our 
Testimony when it shall be necessary for ye Convicting 
and Punishing Offender unless some Religions Tye of Con- 
science founded on ye word of God do require Secrecy. 

11th. Wee will watch agst the prevailing of a worldly Covet- 
ous Spirit. 

12th. Wee will watch agst all Intemperance in ye use of Law- 
ful things, and in particular agst excessive drinking. 

13th. Wee will not allow ourselves in unnecessary frequenting 
Public or Private drinking houses ; and, 

In order to our faithful and more acceptable performance of ye 
above expressed, we will set ourselves seriously and Diligently 
to seek all needful Grace and help from God. 

Nathaniel and Sarah Chauncey, 
Samuel and Rhoda Parsons, 
Thomas and Ruth Lyman, 
Henry Crane, 
Richard Beech, 
Timothy Walton, 
Joseph Norton. 

the life and death of nath'l chauncey. 

Rev. Nathaniel Chauncey of Durham, Connecticut, the son of 
Rev. Nathaniel Chauncey of Hatfield, who was the son of 
President Chauncey, was born in Hatfield, Sej:>t. 21, 1681. Hav- 
ing lost his father when he was between four and five years of 
age, he was taken to Stratford, Conn., with his father's library, 
for the use of which his uncle, Israel Chauncey, agreed to edu- 
cate him. Being thus placed under the best influences, his an- 



46 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

cestral love of learning led him to prepare himself for college, 
under the training of his uncle. 

Yale College, had just been founded. His uncle, who was 
one of the founders, placed him in that institution. His name 
stands on the Triennial Catalogue as the first who received a de- 
gree from that College. As the first born of Yale, he reflected 
no dishonor upon his Alma Mater. He was admitted to the 
church in Stratford, January 16, 1698. 

After his graduation he taught school for a period, in Spring- 
field, Mass., and in the Hopkins Grammar School, Hadley. He 
pursued his theological studies, probably, partly with his uncle, 
and partly with Rev. Mr. Brewer of Springfield, who married 
his sister. In May 23d, 1706, he commenced preaching in Dur- 
ham, "the second time," when there were but fourteen families. 
To these were added ten or twelve from Stratford, where Mr. 
Chauncey was bred, and several from Northampton and Hat- 
field, where he was known. The Strongs and Parsons, and Ly- 
mans, were relatives, inasmuch as they were related to Elder 
Strong, his grandfather, by blood or marriage. 

Mr. Chauncey entered with great earnestness on the prosecu- 
tion of his professional duties. His sermons, the result of se- 
vere study and well digested thought, were carefully written out 
in a neat, legible hand ; and so distinctly impressed were they 
upon his memory, that he never carried his notes into the pul- 
pit, until quite the latter part of his life, when he used, in his 
preaching, an abstract of his sermons, containing little besides 
the heads and the subordinate divisions of the written discourse. 
These abstracts were carefully placed for preservation in the 
written sermons, with which the present writer has compared a 
number of them. His elocution was distinct, his tones earnest, 
his addresses solemn and pungent, and his whole bearing grave 
and dignified. Said one of his intelligent and admiring hearers 
to the writer, many years ago, "He was not a large man, but 
he was a man of great presence. He looked like a man. When 
he was approaching the meeting-house on the Sabbath, we were 
all careful to be in our seats ; and when he entered the house we 
all rose to receive him, and continued standing until lie took his 
seat in the pulpit." 

When Colonel Elihu Chauncey, in his youth, was in New 



MINISTRY OF REV. NATH'L CHAUNCEY. 47 

Haven, lie attended Church one Sabbath morning with his friend 
Chauncey Whittlesy, Jun. " How did yon like the preaching ?" 
said the latter, when they were returning from Church. 
" Preaching !" said Col. Chauncey, " I don't call this preaching !" 

At noon, when this was reported to the father of Mr. Whit- 
tlesy, who was the preacher, he said to Mr. Chauncey, " Your 
father preaches without notes.'' 

" Yes, Sir, one reading in the morning will give him one ser- 
mon, and one reading at noon will give him the other." 

He deeply interested his audience. On one occasion, in his 
preaching, he had not cleared up some points to the entire satis- 
faction of Deacon Henry Crane, who rose after the service and 
said, " Eeverend Sir, will you please to explain further on that 
point of doctrine in your sermon?" "Deacon Crane, if you 
will walk to my study, I will explain it to you," was the reply. 

Accordingly Mr. Chauncey went immediately to his study, 
when lo ! the whole congregation followed to hear the explana- 
tion, which he gave. 

Personal religion, family religion, the duties of parents and 
children, of husband and wife, of brothers and sisters, of neigh- 
bors, the great doctrines of the cross, the broad distinction between 
sin and holiness, the necessity of regeneration, and the terrible 
condition of the wicked in this and the life to come ; these 
were the topics on which he dwelt. So successful was he in 
promoting family religion that many in his congregation who 
were not members of the church maintained family worship. 

He was entirely devoted to his profession. His brother Isaac, 
who was bachelor, took care of his farm, and his wife, a notable 
housekeeper, relieved him of all trouble about temporalities. 
To show his love of knowledge, it is related of him, that on the 
occasion of his son, Col. Chauncey, receiving from Dr. Chauncey, 
of Boston, Wollaston's Eeligion of Nature, in virtue of his pa- 
ternal relation, he took the book without ceremony to his study 
and kept it a fortnight, and then brought it down, and gave it 
to his son, who had not yet read it. Upon his son's asking him 
what he thought of the work, he repliecT, "Think, sir? I think 
I don't know anything. Forty years I have been studying, and 
this book has told me more than I ever knew." 

In the early part of his ministry, he was inclining to high 
Calvinism ; but afterwards his views became somewhat modified, 



48 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

though Calvanistic still, in consequence of reading various 
learned authors. Through his friends abroad he obtained the 
library of a deceased clergyman abroad. When landed at 
Middletown it was so large that it amounted to two cart loads 
drawn by a strong team. These books, with those which he 
received by inheritance, constituted one of the largest private 
libraries in the State of Connecticut, if not the largest. 

He interested himself in promoting the welfare of his people 
generally. The trade of Connecticut Eiver was connected 
chiefly with Boston. By means of his friends and correspond- 
ents there, especially of his relatives, Mr. Charles Chauncey, 
and his son, Br. Charles Chauncey, and Mr. Frank Willoughby, 
he assisted his people to dispose of their wheat and butter, with 
the wheat he received for his salary, in Boston, and to receive, 
from thence, necessary dry goods and groceries. I have in my 
possession a number of these mercantile letters, addressed to 
him from Boston, in which there are bills of Canary wine, and 
Psalm books, and pepper and ginger, and pewter ware and silk, 
and other goods which were in common use. 

At every annual Thanksgiving, he regularly came down from 
his study, and carefully inquired whether portions had been 
sent to the poor, naming certain individuals. 

In building the second meeting-house, besides, other contribu- 
tions, he was at the expense of building the pulpit of the rich- 
est and widest cherry boards. He also boarded a joiner a year, 
gratuitously. In gratitude, the Society voted, that he and Col. 
Wadsworth, who had also contributed largely to the erection of 
the church, should be entitled to a pew, each of them, for them- 
selves and their heirs, to be selected by themselves. 

When an elderly man, Deacon Burritt, of his church, made 
application to him for permission to marry his daughter, who 
was much younger; he gave his permission, but remarked to his 
daughter, " I give my consent to Deacon Burritt to marry you. 
You will have a pleasant forenoon, but your afternoon will be 
rather dark and gloomy." 

Such was the estimation in which he was held by the public 
generally, that he had great influence in the neighboring churches ; 
was a Fellow of Yale College; was in correspondence with dis- 
tinguished clergymen of his times; by appointment preached 



MINISTRY OF REV. NATH'l CHAUNCEY. 49 

two election sermons, the first in 1719, the second in 1734 ; is 
mentioned by President Edwards as a successful minister, in the 
great revival in New England. 

With some of the ablest and best men of New England, he 
was, in the time of Whitfield and Davenport, in sympathy with 
the Old Lights rather than the New Lights, especially in the 
latter years of his life, when he had become acquainted with the 
disastrous tendency of the new measures, adopted by some of the 
New Light preachers. As moderator of the Consociation of 
New Haven County, he took a decided stand with his brethren 
in respect to the matter at issue in the Branford Controversy, 
with respect to Mr. Eobbins, of which Dr. Trumbull has given 
an account in his History of Connecticut, not entirely candid, 
being himself a partisan. 

His immediate, as well as his permanent influence, was pow- 
erfully exerted in favor of learning as well as religion. As a 
fruit of his efforts education was prized, sought for, and promo- 
ted among his people, whether in primary schools or in Yale 
College. The celebrated missionary, J)avid Brainard, dates his 
" frequent longing" after a liberal education from his year's resi- 
dence in Durham, and he commenced his classical studies while 
under the preaching of Mr. Chauncey, or immediately after re- 
turning home. The Town of Durham, in the great number of 
educated men which it sent forth, and in the high character of 
these men, bears testimony to the value of his influence. 

The Eev. Timothy Mather Cooley, D. D., in his life of Haynes, 
alludes to the happy influence of Mr. Chauncey upon the emi- 
grants from Durham, who settled the town of Granville, Mass., 
and in an interesting letter to the present writer, more fully 
proves that that influence has been transmitted in successive 
generations in that town, in the intelligence of the people, and 
in their love of learning and religion. 

The influence of Mr. Chauncey's preaching and counsels can 
be traced distinctly in Hartland, Connecticut, Greenfield, San- 
disfield and Granville, Massachusetts; Durham, New York, 
towns which received some of their early inhabitants from Dur- 
ham, and from under the pastoral care of Mr. Chauncey. 

From many circumstances it is evident that he was greatly 
respected throughout the State. I have in my possession a let- 
7 



50 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

ter from the Governor of Connecticut, in the year 1734, in 
which he is requested to preach a Second Election Sermon. This 
request is couched in very respectful and flattering terms. 

On the occasion of his death two sermons were preached by 
Rev. Jonathan Todd, of East Guilford, of which the follow- 
ing is on the title page : " Public Mourning at the Death of 
Godly and Useful Men ; and solicitous enquiry after their God. 
Two sermons preached at Durham, Feb. 8, 1756, occasioned by 
the much lamented death of the venerable Mr. Nathaniel Chaun- 
cey, pastor of the Cnurch there, who departed this life on the 
first instant, in the 75th year of his life, and the fifty first of his 
ministry; by Jonathan Todd, A. M., pastor of the church at 
East Guilford." 

Besides two "Election Sermons," Mr. Chauncey published 
a sermon on " Regular Singing;" and also a sermon on the death 
of the Rev. John Hart, of East Guilford. 

Mr. Chauncey married Sarah Judson, daughter of Capt. James 
Judson of Stratford, Oct. 12, 1708. Their children were I, 
Elihu; II, Sarah, who married Israel Burritt; III, Catherine 
was married to Benjamin Stillman, of Wethersfield ; IV, Abi- 
gail, who married Jabez Hamlin ; V, Nathaniel ; VI, Elnathan. 

The first settlers of Durham came, some of them from Guil- 
ford where Thomas Ruggles was pastor, some of them from 
Stratford where Israel Chauncey was pastor, some of them 
from Milford where Samuel Andrew was pastor, some of them 
from Northampton where Solomon Stoddard was pastor, some of 
them from Saybrook where Thomas Buckingham was pastor, 
some of them from Killingworth where Abraham Pierson was 
pastor. These clergymen were above the common level of min- 
isters. Three of them were appointed President of Yale College, 
and one of them accepted of the appointment. Coming together 
from under the ministrations of such men, they were not willing 
to leave their religion behind them. Deeply imbued with the 
Spirit of the Bible they wished to have their own Pisgah, their 
own sacred tabernacle in the wilderness, their own ark of the 
Covenant, their own Shekinah, their own priest to minister at 
the altar. 

They were strongly attached to Mr. Chauncey, as he was to 
them. But difficulties arose which delayed his settlement. 



MINISTRY OF REV. NATH'L CHAUNCEY. 51 

These difficulties grew out of the old question among Congrega- 
tionalists, namely : What is the power of the pastor in his rela- 
tions to his people ? Mr. Chauncey in his remarks heretofore 
quoted, shows what were his opinions on the subject. His grand- 
father, President Chauncey, came to this country to escape the 
domination of the " Lords Bishops," and he was not willing 
to place himself under the domination of the "Lords Breth- 
ren." He insisted upon retaining some substantive power as 
a pastor. He refused to surrender everything to the church 
as some few of the people wished him to do. He was willing 
to come into the wilderness to preach the gospel, but not into 
the "wilderness of Congregational principles." 

This difficulty was settled by the " Saybrooh Platform " which 
had been recently adopted by the Synod of Connecticut. His 
people were willing to take that as a religious constitution, to 
be interpreted if need be by the " Consociation," a permanent 
body. He too, was willing to do the same. In giving his as- 
sent to this constitution he says, " they had little reason to think 
that he should stand out against the whole country." In this re- 
markable expression he signifies that there was a general satis- 
faction with the Saybrook Platform throughout the colony, 
which was equivalent to "the country." Difficulties generally 
existed before the Platform was adopted. That Platform was 
adopted in order to remove those difficulties. It had that effect 
in this case. It may be added that the Congregational Church 
in Durham has ever since clung to that standard of faith and 
practice. 



52 HISTORY OF DUKHAM. 



CHAPTER III. 

MINISTRY OF REV. ELIZUR GOODRICH, D. D. 
STATEMENT BY REV. ELIZUR GOODRICH, D.D. 

" A short account of the Proceedings of the Town, and Church 
of Christ, in Durham, in Relation to my Settlement in the Work of 
the Ministry with them, taken either from the original Papers or 
Attested Copies. 

At a Town Meeting held in Durham on the second Tuesday of 
June or the 8th in 1756, it was voted and resolved to apply to the 
Committee of the Reverend Association to ask their Counsel and 
Advice with respect to the obtaining a candidate for the Ministry 
to preach with them on Probation for a settlement, and for that 
purpose appointed Col. Elihu Chauncey, Deacon Joseph Tibbals, 
Deacon Ezra Baldwin, Mr. Nathan Camp and Mr. Caleb Seward, as 
a committee, who. upon application, received the following advice 
Verbatim, (viz.) 

We the subscribers being Members of the Committee, of New 
Haven Association being applyed to, by two of the Committee of 
Durham to Advise to a suitable person to apply to, and preach 
among them, as a Probationer in order to settle among them in the 
work of the Gospel Ministry, do advise them to apply unto Mr. 
Elizur Goodrich for that purpose, as witness our hands. 

Joseph Noyes, Jonathan Merick, Isaac Stiles, Sam'l Whittlesy. 

N. H., June 9th 1756. 

Upon this advise and Counsel from the Committee of the Rev. 
Association, the Town by a Vote resolved, on the third Tuesday 
the 17th of June, 1756, to choose, and did choose a Comittee, 
namely, Col. Elihu Chauncey, Dea. Jos. Tibbals, Dea. Ezra Bald- 
win, Mr. Nathan Camp and Mr. Caleb Seward to apply to and 
desire me to preach with them as a Probationer for Settlement 
in the Ministry, until the 13th day of the September following, 
with which Invitation I complyed, and accordingly preached with 
them till that time. On the second Monday or the 13 th day of 
September, A D. 1756, the Town having met, voted and resolved 



MINISTRY OF REV. E. GOODRICH, D. D. 53 

to give me a Call to settle in the Ministry with them, and ap- 
pointed James Wads worth Esq., Col. Elihn Chauncey, Mr. Silas 
Crane, Dea. Joseph Tibbalds, Dea. Ezra Baldwin, Mr. Caleb 
Seward, and Capt. Timothy Parsons, as a Committee to inform me 
of their Votes, and desire my Complyance as also to consider and 
confer with me, about Terms of Settlement, which Committee 
having made such proposals* to me, which appeared reasonable, 
and layed them before the Town, who voted the same, I comply ed 
with and accepted their Call, and wrote to them in the following 
words : 

" To the Inhabitants of Durham assembled in Town Meeting 
held by adjournment this 8th day of October, A D. 1756. 
Gentlemen : 

I take this opportunity to acknowledge with 
gratitude, your kind and generous treatment since I have preach- 
ed with you as a Candidate for settling in the work of the Minis- 
try with you, and having taken into serious consideration your 
Invitation to a Settlement with you in the Gospel Ministry, I do 
hereby signify my thankful acceptance of the encouragement 
proposed by your Note, and my Complyance (provided nothing 
discouraging should hereafter appear) to settle with you in the 
work of the Grospel Ministry. 

That abundance of spiritual blessings in heavenly things, 
through Christ Jesus our Lord, may rest on you and your chil- 
dren, is the sincere prayer of 
Gentlemen, 

Your obliged Servant 

Elizur Goodrich. 
" Upon which the Town chose, fully empowered and authorized, 
Col. Chauncey, Dea. Joseph Tibbals, Dea. Ezra Baldwin, 

*The Committee reported on the 17th of Sept., " that after having taken into our 
consideration the matter referred to in our appointment have thought proper to sub- 
mit to the consideration of Mr. Goodrich whether the sum of £70 lawful money 
for settlement to be paid in three years in three equal and annual payments, one 
third part of said sum paid each year, and the sum of £72 lawful money for his sal- 
ary yearly and the use and improvements of the five lots called parsonage land in 
Durham. Said £72 to be paid in lawful money or produce at the ready money 
market price, equivalent to said sum, will be sufficient encouragement to him to 
comply with the call of the Town to settle in the work of the Ministry here; in an- 
swer to which Mr. Goodrich has signified to us that he does not object against said 
proposals, all of which is submitted by your humble servants." Elihu Chauncey, 
Joseph Tibbalds, Caleb Seward. James Wadsworth, Timothy Parsons, Silas Crane, 
Ezra Baldwin. 



54 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

James Wadsworth Esq., Mr. Henry Crane, Capt. Abraham 
Bartlett, and Mr. Nathan Camp, as a Committee in behalf of the 
Town, to take all proper measures, and make suitable provision 
for the ordination. 

The proceedings of the Church of Christ in Durham in rela- 
tion to my settlement was as follows : 

At a meeting of the Church of Christ in Durham held in Dur- 
ham the 30th day of September, A. D. 1756. 

Blihu Chauncey was chosen Moderator. 

The Church voted (nemine Contradicente) to give Mr. Elizur 
Goodrich a call, to settle in the work of the Gospel Ministry in 
this Church, and take the charge and oversight thereof as their 
Pastor, and Messrs. Elihu Chauncey, Dea. Joseph Tibbals, 
Dea. Ezra Baldwin were by a major vote chosen a Committee to 
wait on Mr. Goodrich, with this vote of the Church, and request 
his acceptance and compliance therewith, and lay his answer 
thereto before the Church at their next meeting, then by a Ma- 
jor vote this meeting was adjourned to Friday, the eighth day of 
October next at 3 o'clock P. M. 

Test, Elihu Chauncey, Moderator. 

A true Kecord. Test, E. Goodrich. 

Durham, Friday, 8th of Oct., A. D. 1756. 
" The Church met according to adjournment. The Commit- 
tee laid before this meeting Mr. Elizur Goodrich's answer to the 
call of the Church, contained in a letter from him (viz.) : 

" To the Church of Christ in Durham, assembled this eighth 
day of October, A. D. 1756," which was read as follows : 
" Beloved : 

" Having seriously considered your invitation 
and call to settle in the work of the ministry in, and take the 
pastoral charge of this Church, I do hereby thankfully acknowl- 
edge your unanimity of choice, and, provided nothing hereafter 
discouraging should arise, am willing to devote myself to your 
service in the Gospel, and comply with and accept of your call 
and invitation. 

That grace, mercy and peace may be multiplied unto you 
from our Lord, Jesus Christ, the great King, Head, and Re- 
deemer of his Church is the sincere desire and prayer of, breth- 
ren, your devoted servant, 

Elizur Goodrich." 



MINISTRY OF REV. E. GOODRICH, D. D. 55 

" Then the Church by their major vote made choice of Messrs. 
Elihu Chauncey, Dea, Joseph Tibbalds, Dea. Ezra Baldwin, Mr. 
Nathaniel Seward, Mr. Silas Crane, Captain Timothy Parsons, 
and Mr. Caleb Seward, to be a Committee with full power in 
behalf of the Church to proceed to take all proper and necessary 
measures, in order to have Mr. Elizur Goodrich ordained Pastor 
in and over this Church, and the meeting was dismissed. 

Test, Elihu Chauncey, Moderator. 

" At a meeting of the Church of Christ, in Durham, held in 
Durham, the 19th day of November, 1756. 

The Committee of the Church laid before this meeting a letter 
from Mr. Elizur Goodrich as follows ; (viz) : 

To the Church of Christ in Durham, assembled this 19th day of 
Nov., A. D. 1756. 
Beloved : 

According to the Motion and Desire of the 
Committees of both Church and Town, I do hereby signify my 
approbation and willingness to be settled upon the Ecclesiastical 
Constitution of the Churches of this Colony which I look upon 
to be consistent with and agreeable to the Gospel of our Lord, 
and therefore, according to said Constitution that in all Church 
Acts, there shall be the joint act and consent of the Pastor and 
Church, and that all Differences, Difficulties, or Grievances, shall 
be finally issued and Determined according to the Rules pre- 
scribed in said Constitution, and desire the Church to signify 
their minds hereupon. I desire and pray that every one may 
study the Things which make for Peace, and the Edification of 
the Body of Christ in love, and am Beloved, your souls' well 
wisher. Elizur Goodrich." 

" The Church, after taking the Subject Matter of the above 
Letter into their serious Consideration, unanimously voted their 
approbation of and Willingness that Mr. Goodrich should be 
settled in the work of the Gospel Ministry to which he is called 
in this place upon the Ecclesiastical Constitution of the Churches 
of this Colony, and consent that Mr. Elizur Goodrich, be settled 
in the work of the Ministry in this Church according to sd Con 
stitution as expressed in his letter. 

Test, Elihu Chauncey, Moderator. 



56 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

ORDINATION OF REV. ELIZUR GOODRICH. 

" In consequence of the foregoing Votes and Eesolutions of 
tliis Church and Town, and my Complyance therewith, the 
Committees of the Town and Church often met to consider 
proper Measures, in order to finish the matter by Ordination, 
and appointed Wednesday the of November to be observed 
as a day of Fasting, by the Church and People preparatory 
thereto, which was accordingly observed. The Rev. Mr. Jona- 
than Merick of North Branford preached. 

Matters being thus far concluded, the Committees of both 
Town and Church joined in writing Letters to the Eev. Elders 
and Churches, near, desiring their assistance in the solemn trans- 
action of Ordination, which they appointed to be on Wednes- 
day, the 24th day of Nov., A. D. 1756, desiring the Council to 
meet the day before. 

The Council accordingly met at Durham, Nov. 23rd, 1756, at 
the House of Col. Elihu Chauncey, before whom the Commit- 
tees of the Church and Town laid their Proceedings, and desir- 
ing me to appear before them, they required a Certificate of my 
License to Preach, which I gave them as follows : 

These may certify that the associated Ministers of the south- 
ern part of the County of Hampshire having examined Mr. 
Elizur Goodrich, as to his Qualifications to preach the Gospel, 
do approve of him, on that Regard, and accordingly recommend 
him to that work, wherever divine Providence shall open a 
door for his Improvement. 

Springfield, Jan. 9th, 1755. 

Stephen Williams, Moderator. 

A true copy of the original. 

Noah Merick, Scribe. 

" The Rev. Council also requiring a Certificate of my Church 
Membership, I presented one as follows : 

To the Church of Christ in Durham. 
Hon'd and Beloved : 

This may certify you that Mr. Elizur Good- 
rich was admitted to full Communion with us. His conversa- 
tion with us, was as becomes a Christian : upon his Desire is 
dismist from us, and recommended as meet for your Holy Fel- 



MINISTRY OF REV. E. GOODRICH, D. D. 57 

lowsliip. We hope that in him, you will have a rich gift of our 
Ascended Lord. 

Yours in the Faith and Fellowship of the gospel, 

John Ballantine, Pastor. 
In the name of the Church of Christ in Westfield. 
A true copy of the original. 
Westfield, Oct. 19, A. D. 1756. 

" Then the Council, having examined me, I retired and the 
Council drew up, and executed the following Eesult the next 
Day being Nov. 24th, 1756." 

" At an Ecclesiastical Council convened at Durham by the 
Call of the Church and Town of Durham, Nov. 23rd, 1756, in 
order to ordain Mr. Elizur Goodrich to the pastoral office and 
work of the Ministry in said Church and Town. 

"elders present. 
New Cheshire, Eev. Mr. Samuel Hall. 
North Haven, " " Isaac Stiles. 
Guilford, " " Thomas Ktjggles. 

North Branford, " " Johnathan Merick. 
East Guilford, " " Jonathan Todd. 
North Guilford, " " John Eichards. 

MESSENGERS OF CHURCHES. 

New Cheshire, Dea. Stephen Hotchkiss, 
North Haven, Capt. Samuel Barnes. 
Guilford, Qol. Timothy Stone. 
North Branford, Dea. Ithiel Eussel. 
East Guilford, Dea. Josiah Meiggs. 
North Guilford, Dea. Thomas Eossiter. 
Meriden, Capt. Aaron Lyman. 
The Eev. Mr. Hall was chosen Moderator. 
Thomas Euggles chosen Scribe. 
The Council was opened with Prayer. 

"The Committee of the Town and Church appeared before 
this Council, and layed before the Council, Eecords of their Pro- 
ceedings in inviting, and calling Mr. Goodrich, to the Pastoral 
Office and Work of the Ministry, which appearing to the Coun- 
cil, to be regular and unanimous, was accepted. Mr. Elizur 
Goodrich appeared before this Council, and was examined and 



58 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

approved, and professed his assent to the Religious Constitution 
of this Government in Doctrine and Discipline to the acceptance 
of this Council." 

" Voted that Mr. Elizur Goodrich be set apart to the work of 
the Ministry, and be ordained to the pastoral office over the 
Church in this Place to-morrow, Nov. 24th, at half an hour past 
Ten O'clock, before Noon. 

" Voted that the ordination be carried on in the following 
order: (viz.) : The Rev. Mr. Merick to make the Prayer before 
sermon. Thomas Buggies to lead in the affairs preparatory to 
the ordination. The Rev. Mr. Hall to make the prayer before 
and give the Charge. The Rev. Mr. Stiles to make the con- 
cluding Prayer, and the Rev. Mr. Todd to give the Right Iland 
of Fellowship, and the Ordination was attended and performed 
according to the above order of Council. 

Test, Thomas Ruggles, Scribe, faithfully transcribed from a 
true Copy of the order of Council, by Elizur Goodrich. 

N. B. — The Rev. Mr. Edward Eells, of Middletown preached 
the Sermon." 

The Town took the lead in the call given to Mr. Goodrich, 
and the Church followed the lead of the Town in its action. 

Mr. Goodrich was in religious opinions much the same as his 
predecessor, a moderate Calvinist; using the same confession of 
faith, baptising the children of those who themselves had been 
baptised, and who owned the covenant into which their parents 
had entered for them. In his preaching his topics were justi- 
fication by faith, the evidences of Christianity, and the duties 
of the first and second table of the law. He was discrimin- 
ating in his statments and clear in argumentation, and impress- 
ive in his appeals. 

LIFE AND DEATH OF REV. ELIZUR GOODRICH, D. D. 

Rev. Elizur Goodrich, D. D., was born the 26th of October, O. 
S. 1734, in Rocky Hill, the south part of Wethersfield, Conn. 
He was placed at an early age with the Rev. James Lockwood of 
"Wethersfield, one of the best scholars in the colony. Here he 
was taught the languages with that peculiar thoroughness which 
came down from the first ministry of New England, from men 
who had been trained in the school of Erasmus. He was made 



MINISTRY OF REV. E. GOODRICH, D. D. 59 

to speak Latin from childhood much like a mother tongue. 
Having entered College at the age of fourteen, he took his de- 
gree of Bachelor of Arts at the age of eighteen, 1752. 

He now studied Theology and began to preach, but was called 
back to the tutorship, 1755. This office he held only a year, 
being invited to the pastoral charge of the church in Durham. 

Being amply provided with books which came from the libra- 
ry of his predecessor, on his settlement, he devoted himself with 
great diligence to study, that he might qualify himself to meet 
the large congregation that every Sabbath assembled in the 
house of God. He had become familiar with the Hebrew while 
in college; and was accustomed during most of his life to read 
directly from the original of the Old or New Testament, giving 
a translation in his own language, with such comments as the 
case required. Most of his labor was spent for the first ten 
years of his ministry, upon difficult passages of the Scriptures. 
There were two physicians in adjoining towns, of a skeptical 
turn of mind. Both of them had an extensive practice through 
the country, and wherever they went, they were throwing out 
insinuations against religion, on the ground of alleged difficul- 
ties and contradictions in the Bible. This led him to study the 
passages referred to with the closest attention. This he was 
enabled to do on a broad scale by means of his ample library. 
The conclusions he reached were drawn out in extended dispu- 
tations, of which there were said to be more than two hundred. 

After spending ten years in patient study, he found a young 
family growing up without adequate means for their support. 
He had received from his people what is called a " settlement," 
that is, a sufficient sum of money to procure a convenient house 
and homestead. But his salary was only $333 34, with the use 
of the parsonage lands. He lived on one of the great thorough- 
fares of New England, at a time when clergymen always trav- 
elled at the expense of their brethren along the road ; and his 
house was every where known for its generous hospitality. He 
was compelled, therefore, to seek more ample means of support, 
and now began to prepare students for College. His thorough 
scholarship made him a highly successful teacher. Among 
the great number of his pupils were the celebrated Eli Whitney, 
inventor of the cotton gin, and William Botsford, Chief Justice 



60 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

of New Brunswick. In this way lie was enabled to educate 
five sons at College, and prepare them for public life ; in addi- 
tion to which he left an estate of six or seven thousand dollars. 

In the exact sciences as well as in mental and moral philoso- 
phy he was distinguished. No exercise gave him more pleasure, 
than to sit down to the solution of some difficult problem, as he 
was wont to do in his hours of leisure. Having the use of the 
valuable library of his predecessor, many of the works in which 
library were written in Latin, he read extensively in that 
language. Divinity, however, was the great study of his Life. 
He took large, comprehensive views of the doctrines of Christi- 
anity. He loved the Bible, and especially those truths which 
go to exalt and illustrate the grace of God. Salvation by a 
crucified Redeemer, without merit on the part of the sinner, and 
the duties of the moral law were the burden of his preaching. 
At the same time he exerted a commanding influence in the 
churches of Connecticut, as a friend and a counsellor. 

In 1776 he was elected into the corporation of Yale College. 
The next year a President was appointed. The votes were 
equally divided between him and Dr. Stiles. He then magnan- 
imously used his influence in favor of Dr. Stiles, who received 
the appointment. Like his predecessor he exerted a powerful 
influence in favor of education. His five sons were all educated 
at Yale College. He was devoted to the interests of common 
schools ; was for many years clerk of the Durham Book Company. 
There was a young farmer in Durham, who had heard so much 
about the study of the Hebrew that he was eager to undertake it. 
He asked assistance, which was freely given him for two or three 
winters, so that he was able to read the Old Testament in that 
language. 

The death of Dr. Goodrich occurred in November, 1797, and 
was sudden and unexpected. On the 17th of that month, he 
left home for the purpose of examining some lands, which 
belonged to Yale College, in the county of Litchfield. On the 
Sabbath following he preached at Litchfield, and on Monday 
proceeded to Norfolk, where he was entertained by the hospita- 
ble family of Captain Titus Ives. At this time he was in the 
enjoyment of good health. The evening was spent in pleasant 
conversation. On the following morning he rose early, as was 



MINISTRY OF REV. E. GOODRICH, D. D. 61 

his custom ; had dressed himself, with the exception of putting 
on his coat, which he was evidently in the act of doing, pro- 
ceeding during the same time towards the door, when he fell in 
an apoplectic fit, and expired in the sixty-fourth year of his age, 
and the forty-second year of his ministry. His remains were car- 
ried to Durham, on the succeeding Saturday, and were followed 
to the grave by his family, the Church, and the congregation 
and a numerous concourse of strangers. President Dwight of 
Yale College delivered a solemn and affecting discourse from 
Ecclesiastes ii. 1 : "The righteous and the wise and their works 
are in the hands of Grod." 

In addressing the clergy present, he used the following lan- 
guage : 

" My beloved brethren, a great man has fallen in our Israel to 
day ; a man of distinguished learning and understanding, of 
unusual prudence, and of singular skill and experience in the 
councils of congregations, churches and ministers. Recom- 
mended by tried wisdom, he was, you well know, very exten- 
sively employed, and confided in by both ministers and people 
throughout the State. By both were his useful labors acknowl- 
edged in composing their differences and directing their interests. 
To you, to me, to all with whom he was connected, the loss was 
great and affecting. In the Congregations, in the Churches, and 
especially in the University of this State, every weighty con- 
cern will remind us of his important services and force us to feel 
what we have lost. His talents were not only great and distin- 
guished, but they were also of that most useful kind which we 
call practical. Such talents are eminently fitted for the service 
of Grod, and for usefulness to mankind. In whatsoever he was 
called to judge or act, he made it his first business thoroughly 
to examine, and fully to understand. This he accomplished by 
diligent scrutiny, close attention to both sides of disputable 
points, a careful investigation of principles, and a cautious 
consideration of consequences. For this important business, his 
thorough knowledge of the human character qualified him in 
an eminent degree, as did also his strong powers of judging, 
and his peculiar coolness and self possession. Not less impor- 
tant were his attention, patience and perseverance in investiga- 
tion. In these most useful things he was at once an eminent 
blessing to mankind, and a most profitable example to us. No 



62 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

man living so well understood the interests of our university, or 
for more than twenty years took so active and important a part 
in its concerns. Few so well knew the interests of our churches, 
or so ably and extensively served them." 

To this I would add that he left on the minds of the people 
of Durham a deep impression of his prudence, wisdom, and 
sagacity. For years after his decease his remarks were treasured 
up and repeated as the lessons of wisdom. Some of these re- 
marks I have often heard and admired in my boyhood. 

As already mentioned, Dr. Goodrich being a man of great 
wisdom and prudence, he was eminently successful in retaining 
in harmony the congregation which his predecessor, Mr. Chaun- 
cey had gathered. He adhered to the same doctrines, and the 
same measures which that able, eloquent and venerable man 
had taught, and employed during the fifty years of his ministry. 
If he was not as earnest and eloquent, if he was not as zealous 
and impressive, he equalled him in devotedness to study, and 
surpassed him in general scholarship. Among his people he 
was dignified yet affable and bland in his manners. 

By his candor and impartiality, he was able to reconcile con- 
flicting opinions, and settle dangerous disputes in his congrega- 
tion. On one occasion a parishioner brought to him grievous 
complaints and heavy charges against a neighbor, and then 
asked Dr. Goodrich for his opinion in the case. In his reply, 
he said to him, " I have two ears. One of them I have lent to 
you, the other I must keep for your neighbor." The parishioner 
went away satisfied with the answer. 

In the year 1774, there were only six " Dissenters " in the 
town of Durham, in a population of a thousand and thirty-one. 
This was about the number when he died. 

The published works of Dr. Goodrich are, A Sermon at the 
Ordination of Rev. Roger Newton ; A Sermon at the Ordination of 
Rev. Benjamin Boardman; A Sermon at the Ordination of his 
Son, Rev. Samuel Goodrich; An Election Sermon, at Hartford, 
1787. A Sermon at the Ordination of Rev. Mathevo Noyes. 

February 1, 1759, Dr. Goodrich married Catherine Chauncey, 
the grand daughter of his predecessor, who was born April 
11th, 1741. 

Mrs. Goodrich survived her husband for many years, honored 



MINISTRY OF REV. DAVID SMITH, D. D. 63 

and beloved by a large circle of friends and relations. For the 
churcli and congregation of Durham, she cherished the highest 
regard, and continued to receive from them the respect and 
affection to which by her character, her love for them and her 
example among them, she was eminently entitled. Her death 
occurred April 8th, 1830. 

Their children were, I. Chauncey, II. Elizur, III. Samuel, Y. 
Charles Augustus, VI. Catherine, who married Eev. David 
Smith, his successor. 



CHAPTER IV. 



MINISTRY OF REV. DAVID SMITH, D. D. 

STATEMENT OF MR. SMITH RESPECTING HIS 

SETTLEMENT. 

" On ye application of ye Committee of the Town, namely, 
Deacon Dan. Parmelee, Deacon John Johnson, General James 
"Wadsworth, Simeon Parsons, and Elnathan Camp, I came here 
and began to preach as a candidate, Feb. 10th, 1799. I tarried 
three Sabbaths. I was then absent four Sabbaths, and returned 
as a Candidate for settlement. 

" The following are ye proceedings of ye Town and Church, 
respecting my call and settlement here, copied from ye Town 
records and votes of ye Church : 

"At a Town meeting legally warned and holden in Durham 
on ye 20th day of May, 1799. 

"At ye same meeting, ye Town voted to give Mr. David 
Smith a call to settle in ye work of ye Ministry in this Town. 
Then voted that Gen. James Wadsworth, Simeon Parsons, Esq., 
Mr. Elnathan Camp, Dan. Parmelee, Esq., and Dea. John John- 
son, be a Committee to inform Mr. Smith of ye preceding vote, 
and request his compliance with ye same, and treat with him on 
terms of settlement, and make report to this meeting. And 
also to engage him to continue preaching in ye Town for a sea- 
son. Then ye Town adjourned ye meeting to ye second Mon- 



64 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

day in June next, at 3 o'clock in ye afternoon. Then ye Town 
met according to adjournment, and ye Committee made report 
in ye following words, viz. : 

" To ye Inhabitants of Durham, in Town meeting assembled, 
the subscribers, a Committee appointed to confer with Mr. Da- 
vid Smith on the terms of his settlement in ye work of ye Min- 
istry in this Town, and make report to this meeting, take leave 
to report, that we waited on sd Mr. Smith, made him acquainted 
with ye votes of ye Town, at their last meeting, respecting his 
settlement in ye work of the Gospel Ministry among us, and 
have conferred with him on }^e subject matter of said votes. 
That Mr. Smith, on his part, manifests a willingness to comply 
with ye request of this Town ; but conceived that there was an 
impropriety in his setting a price on his services previous to any 
offer that might be made by the Town — that he wished only a 
decent and comfortable support — that he had no desire for agri- 
cultural pursuits — that his wish is to be placed in such a situa- 
tion as that he might devote his time and attention to the dis- 
charge of ye office and duties of a Gospel Minister. 

" The Committee beg leave further to report, that they have 
taken into consideration ye advanced prices of provisions, and 
other necessary articles of subsistence, beyond what they were 
forty years ago ; also ye great difference in ye style and manner 
of living in this State, and ye consequent increased expense — 
also ye situation of this Town, whereby a minister will unavoid- 
ably be liable to more expense to support a decent character, 
than in many other places ; and also to accommodate Mr. Smith 
it will be very convenient and necessary that a greater sum 
should be paid him, in a short time after his settlement, than 
may be necessary afterward. The Committee, therefore, take 
liberty to recommend to ye Town that, as an encouragement to 
Mr. Smith to settle in ye work of ye Gospel Ministry in this 
Town, and for his support, they should pay him annually, the 
first three years of his Ministry here, 500 dollars ; and after ye 
expiration of said three years, to pay him annually 400 dollars, 
so long as he should continue to be their Minister; and that he 
shall have ye use and improvements of ye parsonage lot, adjoin- 
ing Col. Camp's home lot — also, ye parsonage lot opposite the 
dwelling house of Robert Smithson ; and that ye Town improve 



MINISTRY OF REV. DAVID SMITH, D. D. 65 

ye other parsonage lands, and apply ye annual avails thereof in 
part payment of ye annual sums above mentioned; all of which 
is hereby submitted by your most obedient humble servants, 

James Wadsworth, Simeon Parsons, Elnathan Camp, 

Dan. Parmelee, John Johnson, 

Committee. 

" The Town voted to accept and approve the above report, and 
voted ye same. 

"At ye same meeting : — Whereas, ye Town, by their vote, 
have requested Mr. David Smith to settle in ye work of ye Gos- 
pel Ministry in this Town, and have voted to pay to him annu- 
ally, for the first three years of his Ministry, 500 dollars, and 
after ye expiration of three years, to pay him annually 400 dol- 
lars, so long as he shall continue to be their Minister ; and that 
he shall have ye use and improvements of ye parsonage lot ad- 
joining Col. Camp's home lot, and also ye parsonage lot oppo- 
site ye dwelling house of Kobert Smithson, during said term, 
provided he shall settle in said work. 

" At ye same meeting, ye Town voted that ye same Commit- 
tee, that made report to this meeting, should wait on Mr. Smith 
and lay before him ye votes of ye Town, and request his answer 
to the same. 

" The following are the doings of the Church : At an adjourned 
Church meeting, holden in Durham, on the 3rd of July, 1799. 

" It appearing to this Church that the Town of Durham have 
called and invited Mr. David Smith of New Marlborough, Com- 
monwealth of Massachusetts, to settle with them in the Gospel 
Ministry, and have made provision for his settlement and sub- 
sistence during his continuance with them. This Church do now 
approve of said choice, and do now, by their Major vote, invite 
ye said Mr. David Smith to take ye pastoral care and charge of 
this Church, to teach, guide, and direct us according to ye rules 
and directions given by Jesus Christ, ye great Head of ye. Church, 
and his Apostles, revealed to us in ye Gospel. 

" Then ye Church, by a very full vote, voted ye same in ye 
affirmative. 

" A true copy, Test, Simeon Parsons, 

Moderator." 



66 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

" At ye same meeting of the Church, I presented a confession 
of faith and covenant, which wholly excludes the practice of 
what is called the half-way covenant, for their acceptance, with- 
out which I could not answer them in ye affirmative." 

" The following is my answer to ye call I received from ye 
Church and Town of Durham to be their Minister: 

"Durham, July 3rd, 1799. 

"Beloved brethren of the Church of Christ, and the members 
of ye Congregation in ye Town of Durham: — 

" I have received and taken into consideration the call which 
you have given me, to settle with you in the important and 
arduous work of the Gospel Ministry. I have, also, seriously 
and attentively considered your situation, and the proposals you. 
have made me, to become your Minister ; and have deliberately 
weighed the matter, I hope, with a real and prayerful desire of 
complying with duty. And, after much painful anxiety and 
serious deliberation, I have come to the following determination, 
viz. : That considering the situation of the Town, and the pres- 
ent prospect of union and harmony, which now subsists, I think 
it my duty to accept your proposals and settle with you. And 
depending on Divine Providence for assistance, direction, and 
support, I am willing to take upon me the sacred and solemn 
office of a Gospel Minister in this place. 

" The connection, my friends, which is now contemplated be- 
tween you and me, is solemn and interesting. It is connected 
with eternity, and will come up to view, should it take place, in 
the solemn day of retribution. 

"Let us, in all these transactions, go to God and seek direc- 
tion from Him. Let us seek His glory as our supreme object; 
trust in His providence, and rely on His promises. Earnestly 
beseeching the great Head of the Church to direct us all into the 
path of duty, and dispose us to walk therein. 

" I subscribe myself your sincere friend, 

and fellow-traveller to Eternity, 

David Smith." 

" Having received and heard ye above answer to their call, 
ye Church and Town, with my consent, appointed Thursday, ye 



MINISTRY OF REV. DAVID SMITH, D. D. 67 

13th of August, for ye day ordination, and made arrangements 
accordingly. 

" The following are ye doings of ye Council : — At an Ecclesi- 
astical Council, convened by letters missive, in Durham, at ye 
house of Mr. Elnathan Camp, August 14, 1799. Present, Rev. 
Messrs. Enoch Huntington, Benjamin Trumble, D. D., Ephraim 
Judson, Thomas "W. Bray, John Foot, David Huntington, James 
Noyes, Jacob Catlin, and Matthew ISToyes. 

"And ye following Delegates from ye respective Churches 
which they represent, viz. : 

" Capt. Seth Wetmore, from ye 1st Chh. of Cht. in Middle- 
town. Dr. Elisha Chapman, from ye Chh. of Cht. in North 
Haven. Capt. Amos Porter, from ye Chh. of Cht. in Sheffield. 
Deacon Joel Rose, from ye 3rd Chh. of Cht. in Guilford. Dea. 
Israel Bunnel, from ye 1st Chh. of Cht. in Cheshire. Rev. Wait 
Corn well, from ye 3rd Chh. of Cht. in Middletown. Dea. Oliver 
Stanley, Esq., from ye 1st Chh. of Cht. in Wallingford. Dea. 
Samuel Shelden, from ye 1st Chh. of Cht. in New Marlborough. 
Dea. Phinneas Baldwin, from ye 3rd Chh. of Cht. in Branford. 
Rev. Enoch Huntington was chosen Moderator, and ye Rev. 
Matthew Noyes, Scribe." 

" The Council was opened with prayer, by ye Moderator ; after 
which ye letter missive was read, specifying ye design for which 
this Council was called, viz. : to set apart, consecrate and ordain 
Mr. David Smith to ye pastoral office of ye Church and Congre- 
gation in this Town. 

" The Committee from ye Church and Congregation then ap- 
peared, and laid before ye Council their votes and transactions 
relative to their call of Mr. Smith, to settle with them, as their 
Gospel Minister, and his acceptance of the same. 

" The Council, by vote, expressed their approbation of their 
proceedings. Mr. Smith then appeared, and produced a certifi- 
cate of his being an approved candidate for the Gospel Minis- 
try, and suitable testimony of his regular standing, as a Church 
member, in ye 1st Chh. of Cht. in New Marlborough. 

" The Council then proceeded to examine him in his knowl- 
edge in divinity, soundness in ye faith, and qualifications for ye 
work of ye Ministry ; together with his views of entering upon 
the same. Voted, that he is approved, and that ye Council 



68 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

proceed to ordain him, on ye morrow, at half past ten o'clock, 
A.M. 

"The Council then arranged ye several parts of his ordination 
in ye following order : and voted that ye Rev. Mr. Catlin make 
ye introductory prayer, previous to the sermon to be delivered 
by ye Rev. Mr. Judson ; that ye Rev. Dr. Trumbull make ye 
ordaining prayer, and that Rev. Messrs. Huntington, Judson 
and Bray join with him in ye imposition of hands ; that ye Rev. 
Moderator give ye charge ; that ye Rev. Mr. Foot give ye right 
hand of fellowship ; and that Rev. Mr. Bray make the conclud- 
ing prayer. In ye foregoing votes and arrangements, ye Coun- 
cil were unanimous. 

Test, Matthew Noyes, Scribe. 

" The Council then adjourned until to-morrow morning, then 
to meet again at this place at nine o'clock. 

"August 15th, 1799. Met according to adjournment, and 
proceeded to ye house of God, where, after ye sermon delivered 
by Rev. Mr. Judson, from Jonah 3rd, 2, — ' Preach unto it ye 
preaching that I bid thee,' — Mr. Smith was ordained according 
to ye foregoing arrangements. 

Test, Matthew Noyes." 

In the settlement of Mr. Smith, as in that of Dr. Goodrich, 
the Town or Congregation took the lead, and the Church fol- 
lowed that lead. 

With what feelings he entered on his work, may be seen from 
the following record, penned by him on the day of his ordina- 
tion : — 

" This day I have been consecrated by the laying on of the 
hands of the Presbytery, and by prayer, to the solemn and im- 
portant work of the Gospel Ministry. How great the work ! 
How inadequate am I to perform it ! I feel my own insuffi- 
ciency, and I pray for Divine assistance. O that God would make 
me faithful, and use me as an instrument, though unworthy, of 
promoting the cause of the Gracious Redeemer, and of saving 
the souls of some of my fellow-men." 



MINISTRY OF REV. DAVID SMITH, D. D. 69 

STATEMENT OF REV. DAVID SMITH WITH RESPECT 
TO HIS SALARY. 

" A brief statement of facts in relation to my salary, in Dur- 
ham: — 

" My salary was originally, for ye first three years, $500, and 
after three years, to be $400, and also the use of the parsonage 
lots, one seven acres and ye other five acres. In 1811 1 requested 
some addition to my salary, as ye expenses of supporting a 
family had much increased. A subscription of about $30 was 
raised, and was to be as permanent as the life, or the residence 
of the subscribers should be. 

"In 1816, I proposed to give up the subscription, as it opera- 
ted unequally, and also the five-acre lot, from which, by selling 
it, the society could realize $102 a year, and have my salary 
fixed at a definite sum. Accordingly the society voted that my 
salary should be in future, $550, and ye use of the seven-acre 
lot. But in 1824, the society requested me to relinquish $50 a 
year, with which I complied, to aid and encourage the society. 

" In 1827, the society requested me to relinquish another $50, 
making my salary $450. With this request, by tke advice of 
some of the principal members of the Church and society, I did 
not feel it my duty to comply. 

"In 1828, the subject of salary was again brought up, and 
ye request that I would relinquish another $50 was repeated. 
With this request, I finally complied, on condition that it 
should be punctually paid, and the subject should be no more 
agitated. 

"In Autumn, 1831, a few individuals, who had secretly en- 
deavoured to create uneasiness in the society appeared more bold, 
and manifested a desire for a dissolution of the connection be- 
tween me and my people. 

" At no time could a greater number than eighteen be found 
to vote their consent that I should be dismissed ; and most of 
them professed to be satisfied with my labors. 

"A Committee was finally chosen to confer with me on he 
subject. The Committee came, and after a free conversation, I 
communicated the following answer : — 



70 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

" To the Church and First Ecclesiastical Society in Durham. 

Gentlemen : 

In consequence of your vote presented to me 
by your Committee, bearing date Oct. 7th, 1831, I feel myself 
under the painful necessity of addressing you on a subject deeply 
interesting, both to you and myself. More than thirty -two years 
I have labored here in the work of the Ministry, and with what 
fidelity and desire for the spiritual good of my people, the day 
of judgment will show. I know I am far from being perfect, 
and have to acknowledge my deficiency in many respects. But 
I am conscious that I have sought the best interests of the 
Church and society for whom I have so long labored and prayed. 
And I would acknowledge with gratitude, the goodness of God, 
in so far blessing my labors, however unworthy of such a bless- 
ing, that five special revivals of religion have been enjoyed 
among my people, besides some special drops of mercy experi- 
enced since the year commenced. (Thirteen were added to the 
Church, and several others entertained a hope that they have 
embraced the Saviour, this year.) And during my Ministry, 
two hundred and seventy-three have been added to the Church. 
For this object, I have labored both by night and by day ; and 
have spent the greatest part of my life in your service. 

" Though I enjoy good health, and am as well able to dis- 
charge my parochial duties as I ever was, yet at my age, it can- 
not be expected that I should have the charge of another peo- 
ple. My desire would be to remain in peace, and sleep with my 
people. 

" When I relinquished the last $50 from my salary, I had 
strong assurances that all would be satisfied and I should remain 
in peace. Nor did I know, until recently, that any discontent 
existed among my people. Nor am I now able to discover the 
ground of discontent which has been recently manifested. 

" As I have ever felt, and I think, manifested an anxious con- 
cern for your spiritual good, and have made many sacrifices to 
promote it, I still feel disposed to pursue the same course. 

" For the information of the younger part of the Church and 
society, and in justice to myself, I will make a brief statement 
of a few facts. 

" When I accepted the call to become your Minister, I reser- 



MINISTRY OF REV. DAVID SMITH, D. D. 71 

ved four Sabbaths in each year, to be absent on visits to my 
relatives and friends. But when I had labored here three years 
I had not left my people destitute, but one half day, giving 
them thirty-five and a half Sabbaths more than I was under 
obligation to do. Nor during the whole time since, have I left 
them more than one half as much as I had a right to do accord- 
ing to agreement. In 1811 I had an eligible offer to leave Dur- 
ham, and settle in another State, which I declined from the 
affection I had for my people and ye obligation I felt myself 
under to remain with them. A few years after, I had another 
offer, in this State of a situation with a salary of $700, paid 
semi-annually from a friend. This, also, I declined ; I have 
also for several years past, relinquished $100 a year of salary, 
for the sake of peace and harmony, and of remaining in quiet. 
This, I had a strong assurance, should be the case. But as 
efforts are making by some, to dissolve the pastoral relation, 
between me and my people, or to have me give up my salary 
and labors, proposing to make me some remuneration, I am 
still disposed to do every thing which is reasonable, to gratify 
the feelings of the society. I will, therefore, make the follow- 
ing propositions, from which the Church and society may make 
their selection. 

" If the society will secure to me $550, and let me retain the 
lot I occupy, the ensuing season, as the society had the avails 
of it the first season of my ministry, it having been previously 
let ; and will also pay me for my labors till a dissolution shall 
take place, I will unite in calling a council for the purpose. Or 
I will leave it with the association to say what I shall receive, 
and abide their decision. 

" Had ye proposition been made to settle a collegue with me on 
condition of my giving up my salary and labors, I might have 
proposed some different terms. The terms I have proposed, I 
do not consider as a compensation, which I might in justice 
claim, considering my situation, and what I have already sacri- 
ficed. But I do not wish to burden the society, but shall ever 
rejoice in their prosperity. 

" That you may have wisdom from above, to direct your delib- 
erations, and be prospered in your spiritual concerns is the de- 
sire and prayer of your afflicted pastor. 

Nov. 1831. D. Smith." 



72 HISTORY OF DURHAM, 



DISMISSION OF DR. SMITH. 

" The society having voted to comply with my proposal, I 
united with them in calling a council to dissolve the connection 
between me and them. 

The following is a true copy of the result of council. 

" At an Ecclesiastical council convened at the house of the 
Eev. David Smith, D. D., in Durham, Jan. 11th, 1832, by letters 
missive, from the pastor and the committee of the Church and 
society in said place, for the purpose of dissolving the pastoral 
relation, between him and them. 

" Present, the Eev. Messrs. Matthew Noyes, from Northford ; 
Aaron Button, from Guilford ; Zolva Whitmore, from North 
Guilford ; Charles J. Hinsdale, from Meriden ; Samuel N. Shep- 
herd, from Madison ; James Noyes, Jun.. from Middlefield. 

" Mr. M. Noyes was chosen Moderator, and Mr. Dutton scribe. 
The council was opened with prayer. The committee of the 
Church and society presented to the council, documents of a 
correspondence between the society and the pastor relative to a 
dissolution of the pastoral relation, by which it appears that a 
mutual agreement has been entered into, between the parties on 
this subject. Therefore, voted unanimously, that we ratify the 
agreement between Eev. David Smith, D. D., and the Church 
and society of Durham, relative to his dismission ; and the pas- 
toral relation between him and them is hereby dissolved. At 
the same time the council would bear their united testimony, to 
the ministerial talents and qualifications of Dr. Smith — to his 
fidelity in the discharge of his pastoral duties, and to his success 
in his labors, witnessed in the repeated revivals of religion, as 
the fruit of which, more than two hundred and seventy have 
been added to his church. 

" As an able and faithful minister, we cheerfully recommend him 
to the Churches, and to his brethren in the ministry. 

" And while we deeply regret that any thing should have oc- 
curred in the society to render the above proceedings neeessary ; 
we feel peculiarly solicitous for the future peace and harmony of 
the society, and devoutly hope that all existing difficulties, may 
from this time be settled, that no root of bitterness may be per- 



MINISTRY OF REV. DAVID SMITH, D. D. 73 

mitted hereafter to spring up and occasion divisions ; and that 
ere long, they may be united in resettling the gospel ^ministry. 
Unanimously voted as the doings of this Council. 

Test, Matthew Noyes, Moderator. 

Aaron Dutton, Scribe. 
Durham, Jan., 1832." 

LIFE AND DEATH OF REV. DAVID SMITH, D. D. 

The Eev. David Smith was born in Bozrah, Connecticut, 
Dec. 13, 1767. He died at Fair Haven, in the house of his 
daughter, Mrs. Catherine Ellsworth, March 5, 1862, aged ninety- 
four years, two months and twenty days. He was the son of 
Ebenezer and Sarah Smith, who spent their last years in New 
Marlborough, Massachusetts. His father was'a valuable officer 
in the Army of the Revolution, and at the close of the war, 
after a service of more than eight years, was the oldest captain 
in the Massachusetts line. Mr. Smith spent the years of his 
youth . and early manhood in laboring on a farm. After losing 
his wife, Mr. Smith commenced his preparation for college. 
While engaged in a school, he studied for a time without an 
instructor. In 1791 he placed himself under the care of Rev. 
Jacob Catlin, of New Marlborough, Mass. In 1792 he entered 
the Sophomore class in Yale College, where he enjoyed the 
confidence of his instructors and fellow students. Having as 
an excellent scholar, taken his first degree at the college in 1795, 
he taught school for a time in Sheffield, Mass. In June, 1796, 
he commenced the study of theology with Rev. Ephraim Judson 
of that place. At the meeting of the Association of Berkshire 
County in October, he was licensed to preach the Gospel. After 
preaching in several places, he came to Durham and preached 
for the first time Feb. 10, 1799, when he soon after received a 
call, and was settled August 15, 1799. 

Dr. Smith was the pastor of the congregation and church in 
Durham thirty-three years, and was distinguished for zeal and 
activity, and ability in -the performance of his professional du- 
ties. During his ministry there were six revivals of religion. 

For many years, like his predecessors, he received youth into 
his family and fitted them for college. Among his pupils were 
Hon. Samuel D. Hubbard, afterwards member of Congress, and 
10 



74 HISTOKY OF DURHAM. 

Post Master General; Dr. James E. Dekay, a distinguished 
naturalist, *>,nd Commodore George Dekay. Between him and 
them there was always a continued friendship. Like his prede- 
cessors, he was a fellow of Yale College; and such were his 
habits of punctuality, that for forty years he was not absent a 
single time from the meetings of the Board. In 1830 he 
received the degree of Doctor of Divinity, from Hamilton Col- 
lege. 

Besides his professional and scholastic employments, he culti- 
vated a farm with good judgment and success, laboring with his 
own hands, rising at early dawn. 

The strong features of his character he preserved to extreme 
old age, but mellowed and improved by time. His social feel- 
ings always fine, grew finer, more genial and attractive as he 
grew older, and as he became disengaged from the exciting cares 
and anxieties of life. 

He could say, " My last days are my best days, and my last 
comforts my best comforts." He enjoyed eminently a green 
old age, and was able to preach in the Capitol at Washington 
with ease to himself, and with edification to his hearers, and to 
act as the Chaplain of the Cincinnati Society in Boston, when 
past ninety years of age. 

His religion was of the type that became common, at the close 
of the last century, and the commencement of this, which was 
then called New Divinity. But he lived so long that what was 
then called New Divinity, was, when he became old, called Old 
Divinity. In the faith and practice of this religion he lived. 
In the consolations of this religion he died — to enjoy the re- 
wards promised to the faithful. 

Dr. Smith was united in a second marriage to Catherine 
Goodrich, daughter of his predecessor. In this way the pulpit 
of Durham was in the possession of one family one hundred 
and twenty-six years. Mrs. Smith died on the thirty-first of 
July, 1845, in the 70th year of her age. The following is an 
extract from an obituary notice published soon after her death : 

" With a natural disposition of uncommon tenderness and 
affection, a cultivated intellect, and a heart early sanctified by 
divine grace, she spent a long life in continued acts of kindness 
to those around her, which will be remembered with gratitude 
not only by the circle of her immediate friends, but by hun- 



MINISTRY OF REV. DAVID SMITH, D. D. 75 

dreds who have shared, at different times, in the hospitalities of 
the household over which she presided. In all the relations of 
the family, the neighborhood, and the parish, it was her constant 
aim to promote peace and mutual affection, and such was the 
force of her self denying consecration to the good of others, that 
she probably never had an enemy ; ■ but enjoyed the spontaneous 
testimony of all, however they might differ from each other, to 
the purity of her motives, and the healing influence of her ex- 
ample. The close of such a life was, as might be expected, 
one of peace and spiritual consolation. During four months of 
suffering she enjoyed the presence of the Divine Comforter. 
Deeply sensible of her lost condition as a sinner, and the im- 
perfection of her best service, she cast herself on the merits 
of Christ alone for pardon and acceptance. She could say 
with humble confidence 'I know in whom I have believed.' 
And when the hand of death was upon her, she was enabled 
to whisper, as the last words she uttered ; ' In my father's house 
are many mansions.' " To this I would only add, that as there 
was a life-friendship between her and my mother, and in my 
childhood I was taught by her to call her "Aunt Caty," I en- 
tertained for her, from my earliest years strong affection and 
deep respect which time only increased. Her silent and uncon- 
scious influence was felt in the parish in the ties that kept it 
together. 

Dr. Smith was married to Betsey Marsh before he went to col- 
lege. David Marsh, was a child of this union. The children 
of Rev. David, and Mrs. Catherine (Goodrich) Smith were, I. 
Catharine ; she married Hon. Henry L. Ellsworth, but is now a 
widow. II. Elizur Goodrich ; III. Elizabeth Marsh ; IV. 
Chauncey Goodrich, who was born October 17, 1807, and died 
September 27, 1825, an amiable and promising young man. 
He was in a store in Hartford preparing himself for mercantile 
life. V. Simeon Parsons, born July 31st, 1809, became a mer- 
chant in New York, had good business talents, and courteous 
manners, was a professor of religion. Married Hetty Hosford 
L Smith, daughter of Walter D. Smith, Esq., who died Jan. 23d, 
1840. She left one daughter, Hetty Hosford. He married for 
his second wife, Eliza Van Ness Lyle, June 27, 1842. He died 
after a short illness, Feb. 6, 1848. Their children were, I. Henry 



76 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Lyle, M. D., II. Catherine — deceased, III. Gertrude Van Ness. 
YI. Gustavus Walter, who was born June 16, 1815, and died at 
Lafayette, Indiana, August 8, 18-10. 

Mr. Smith on his settlement in Durham, showed more than 
common ability, enterprise and energy. And he brought with 
him the evident desire to consecrate himself to the duties of his 
office as a minister of Christ. And yet, it is well known, in 
Durham, that he did not enjoy the full measure of success in 
his professional labors which he desired. 

Many causes over which he had no control, conspired to dis- 
turb the harmony which had hitherto existed in ecclesiastical 
matters in the town. The times had changed. The principles 
of the American Eevolution and of the French Revolution, cir- 
culated in books and newspapers, and in conversation, were be- 
ginning to produce their legitimate effects in the minds of men 
in lessening a respect for constituted authority, whether civil or 
ecclesiastical. The right of private judgment in matters of 
faith and practice, became prominent in the minds and conver- 
sation of men ; as if they were disposed to do their own think- 
ing. And in order to show that they were thus independent, 
some would be tempted to oppose current opinions, both in 
politics and religion, merely because they were current. Some 
of the abstract doctrines of human rights in a state of nature, 
were beginning to agitate society in their application to existing 
civil and ecclesiastical organizations. 

The puritan clergy, generally, while the colonies were subject 
to Great Britain, secretly or openly advocated the rights of the 
colonies against the Government of the mother country. They 
were in favor of local law in opposition to imperial law. In so 
doing they were in harmony with the great body of the people 
in the several colonies. But under the State Government 
formed at the Revolution, and under the Federal Government 
formed in 1788, differences of opinion grew up among the peo- 
ple themselves ; so that the position of the clergy became deli- 
cate in relation to different political parties in their parishes. In 
this difficult position, Mr. Smith found himself placed among a 
reading, thinking people ; both political parties being equally 
intelligent, and sincere. 

Moreover, there was in the town a suspicion that some of the 



MINISTRY OF REV. DAVID SMITH, D. D. 77 

young clergymen, near the close of the last century, and the be- 
ginning of this, differed from the fathers in the ministry, in their 
opinions on theological doctrines, and rites, and discipline, and 
measures. Mr. Smith was exposed to this suspicion from the 
circumstance that he had studied theology with the Kev. 
Ephraim Judson, of Sheffield, Massachusetts, who was a strong 
Hopkinsian. Hitherto in Durham the same confession of faith 
had been used from the first. Hitherto the ministers of Dur- 
ham, like most of the ministers of Connecticut, had baptized the 
children of those who had themselves been baptized, and who 
" owned the Covenant " into which their parents had entered for 
them, though they did not unite with the church at the table of 
the Lord. Having in a public manner " owned the covenant," 
into which their parents had entered, they were permitted to 
have their children baptized. This was a privilege earnestly 
coveted by many who had scruples about their fitness for full 
communion. This was what was called baptizing under the 
"half-way covenant? Hitherto extreme discipline in the church 
in Durham had been confined chiefly or entirely to those who 
were guilty of admitted immoralities ; so that the offender and 
his friends, and the community would acknowledge its justice. 
Hitherto personal and family religion was chiefly urged upon 
the people, and evening meetings had not been greatly encour- 
aged. 

It was alleged against Mr. Smith that he had brought in a 
new confession of faith ; and refused to baptize under the "half 
way covenant," thus debarring some of a privilege ; — was in 
favor of discipline in cases in which there was no immorality, 
but only the violation of an arbitrary by-law recently enacted ; 
and had introduced conference meetings, at which unprofitable 
and ill-natured discussions took place. On the other hand, it 
was alleged against the opposers of Mr. Smith, that they did not 
love experimental religion, and were inclined to infidel opinions ; 
even though a considerable number of them were members of 
the church. 

From these and other causes a large secession took place from 
the church and congregation, to other denominations, especially 
the Methodist and the Episcopal. Dr. Smith after going through 
these troubles, come out from them all, in his old age, as gold 



78 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

tried in the fire. Few men have lived so long as he. Few have 
enjoyed so much, both of temporal and of spiritual good, and 
very, very few have exhibited such beautiful old age, " frosty 
but kindly," fresh with the remembrance of the past, bright with 
the hopes of the future. 



CHAPTER V. 

ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETIES. 

SEPARATION OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETY 
FROM THE TOWN. 

Until November, 1804, the Town of Durham was an Ecclesias- 
tical parish. It, or to use the language of the Record, " they " had 
given a call to their ministers, had provided for their settlement 
and maintenance, had annually voted and paid them salaries, had 
felt competent to pass votes in order to settle Ecclesiastical diffi- 
culties, and preserve harmony. The following gives an account 
of the separation, between the Town and the Ecclesiastical So- 
ciety. 

" Whereas, the Town of Durham from its origin has been one 
Ecclesiastical society, and done their Ministerial business in Town 
meetings, till of late there has been a number of the Inhabitants 
of said Town certificated themselves to other Denominations, 
whereby it becomes inconvenient to do said business in Town 
meetings : And as the General Assembly in their sessions in 
May, 1804, gave liberty to any Ecclesiastical society, which had 
hitherto exercised this power in town meetings, or through the 
agency of select men, to meet together and organize themselves 
into a Society, and do any other business proper to be done : 
And on the request of several of the Inhabitants of said town, 
to warn a meeting for said purpose, a warrant was granted signed 
by Gen'l James Wadsworth, Esq., Simeon Parsons, Justice 
of the peace, Dan Parmelee, Esq., and Deacon John Johnson, 
to warn all the Inhabitants of said Town, legal voters excepting 



ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETIES. 79 

those that are exempted from paying Ministers taxes in said town, 
to meet at the school house near the Meeting-house, on the 19th 
day of Nov. 1804 : And accordingly the Inhabitants met on 
said day, and the necessary officers were chosen according to Law 
in said Meeting for said society. 

At the same meeting Dan. Parmelee, Esq., was chosen Mod- 
erator ; Simeon Parsons, Esq., was chosen society's clerk ; 
Guernsey Bates was chosen society's Treasurer ; Joseph Tut- 
tle, Jun., was chosen society's collector; General James Wads- 
worth, Dan. Parmalee, Esq, and Capt. John Johnson were 
chosen society's committee." 

Simeon Parsons, Society's Clerk. 

When Durham was first settled, as religion was acknowledged 
to be a public benefit for all, it seemed reasonable that all should 
be taxed for the support of it, just as all were taxed by the town 
for the support of schools, which are for the benefit of all. But 
when after the experience of a hundred years, men came to dif- 
fer as to what religion is ; what are its articles of faith ; to whom 
should baptism be administered ; what are the measures for pro- 
moting religion ; for what shall members of the church be disci- 
plined — the case was changed. In March, 1800, as many as 
twenty men, most of them men of property, made an application 
to the town, to have their ministerial tax abated ; which applica- 
tion was granted. These applications continued year after year. 
In the Town Eecord for Dec. 27, 1803, is the following entry : 
' ; Whereas sundry persons have represented to the Town that they 
are dissatisfied with the preaching of the Eev. Mr. Smith, and 
request some measures may be adopted by the town respecting 
the same to give satisfaction ; Voted, that Messrs. Stephen Nor- 
ton, Jun., Eliphas Parmelee and Charles Coe, be a committee to 
apply to Jonathan Bull, Roger Newton, and Nathaniel Rosseter, 
Esq. to hear all persons, who are dissatisfied and advise those 
persons what measures are best to be adopted, to preserve the 
peace and harmony of the town ; and to be done as soon as may 
be convenient." 

After the action mentioned above, the Town was relieved from 
those embarrassments ; but the breaking up of the old systems, 
and the introduction of the new, was attended in Durham as 
elsewhere in the State, with a good deal of sadness, and discour- 



80 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

agement and irritation. The new system was opposed very gen- 
erally by the Congregational clergy, and churches of Connecti- 
cut, and was never finally consummated until the election of Gov- 
ernor Wolcott in 1817, and the adoption of the State constitution 
in 1818. The vote of Durham on that constitution will be given 
elsewhere. 

MINISTRY OF REV. HENRY GLEASON. 
REV. HENRY GLEASON'S STATEMENT. 

" I commenced preaching in Durham, on the first Sabbath in 
April, 1832, and continued until June 20th. I subsequently re- 
ceived the following communications : 

Durham, July 3d, 1832. 

" At a meeting of the Church of Christ in Durham voted unani- 
mously that we give the Eev. Henry Gleason a call to take the 
pastoral charge of this church. 

" Voted a committee ; Miles Merwin, Jun., Dea. Samuel New- 
ton, Alfred Camp. 

Attest, Seth Seward, Clerk." 

" At a meeting of the Society held July 17th, 1832, voted that 
this society unite with the Church in giving the Eev. Henry Glea- 
son a call to take the pastoral charge of this Church and Socie- 
ty ; and the hireing committee are hereby authorized to offer him 
the sum of five hundred dollars per annum so long as he shall 
continue our minister. 

A true copy. 

Attest, John White, Society's Clerk" 

" Voted, That the conditions of the above call be such, that 
whereas a subscription of five hundred dollars has been received, 
for the purpose of paying the Rev. Henry Gleason for one year, 
ending on the 20th of June, 1833. 

" Now if either the society or the Rev. Henry Gleason, at that 
time, viz. on the 20th of June, 1833, or at any time subsequent 
to that period, shall wish to discontinue the relation existing be- 
tween them as minister and people, and shall have given ninety 
days previous notice of the same, then the said relation shall 
cease, by mutual consent, and no further obligation shall rest on 



ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETIES. 81 

either party, or further demands be made ; and the hiring com- 
mittee are hereby authorized to treat with the Rev. H enry Glea- 
son accordingly. 

Attest, John White, Society's Clerk. 

Eev. Henry Gleason, 

Dear Sir, 

We the undersigned, a committee of 
the Church and first Ecclesiastical Society in Durham, being on 
sufficient grounds well satisfied of your ministerial qualifications, 
and having good hopes from our past experiences of your labors, 
that your ministrations in the gospel will be profitable to our spir- 
itual interests, do earnestly call and desire you to undertake the 
pastoral office in said Church and society ; and that you may be 
free from the worldly cares and avocations we do hereby promise 
to pay you the sum of five hundred dollars per annum by the 
first of May annually so long as you shall continue our minister. 

Durham, July 18th, 1832. 

Miles Merwin, Jun. ~1 n .,, 
T i tt 71 -, ' Committee 

John White, ! « 

John S. Camp, f o • t 

Samuel Newton, J ^* 

Miles Merwin, Jun. ) Committee 
Samuel Newton, V of 

Alfred Camp, ) Church. 

To which I returned the following answer. 
To the Church and Society in Durham. 

I have received from your committee a communication dated 
July 18th, 1832, inviting me to take the "pastoral charge of 
your church and society." Influenced as I trust by a desire for 
the advancement of Christ's kingdom among men, and after a 
prayerful examination of the question, " What is duty ?" I have 
concluded to comply with your request, should the authorized 
council approve the call by granting ordination. On these con- 
ditions I accept your invitation on the terms specified in the com- 
munication of your committee. 

With the highest regard for the best interest of your Church 
and Society, I remain yours, 

Henry Gleason. 
Thompson, July 24th, 1832. 

The Consociation met in Durham August 21st, 1832, at 11 
11 



82 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

o'clock A. M. for the purpose of ordaining Rev. Henry Gleason. 
See Records of Consociation. 

Durham, March 20, 1838. 
To the first Ecclesiastical Society of Durham : 
Beloved Friends — 

It has become my duty to notify you that the 
relation existing between us as pastor and people should be dis- 
solved at the expiration of three months from this date, agreea- 
bly to the terms of my settlement. If the Society desire it, I 
will continue to supply them till the present year expires, which 
will be on the 20th of June next. If, however, they should pre- 
fer to have me discontinue my labors earlier, I will not stand in 
the way of the good of the Society, nor oppose their wishes in 
the matter. You will perhaps wish to know the reason of this 
step on my part. I would briefly say, therefore, that ill health and 
the necessity of being free from care and labor in order to my re- 
covery, constitute the principal reason at present 1 for my wishing 
to leave you. I entertain a high regard for this people, and I 
trust I never shall cerise to desire and to pray for your prosperity, 
temporal and eternal. 

"With sentiments of high esteem, 

I remain your friend, 

Henry Gleason. 
Samuel Newton, Clerk. 

LIFE OF REV. HENRY GLEASON. 

" The Rev. Henry Gleason was born in Thompson, Connec- 
ticut, September 11, 1802. Soon after his conversion to Christ, 
his heart become fixed on the holy ministry as a profession. Un- 
der the instruction of the Rev. Dr. Dow, his pastor, he pursued 
a course of preparatory studies under formidable difficulties, em- 
ploying only a small portion of each day over his books, while 
most of the time he spent in assisting his father in the labors of 
the farm. 

" He graduated at Yale College with honor in 1828. The fol- 
lowing year he passed in Sag Harbor as preceptor of the Acad- 
emy in that place. 

" After pursuing his Theological studies in the Seminary of Yale 
College, at the close of his third year of study, he was ordained 



ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETIES. 83 

pastor of the Congregational Church and Society in Durham, 
August 22, 1832. He was united in marriage with Cynthia S. 
Vandervort, Sept. 29 of that year. During his ministry in Dur- 
ham one hundred and thirty-six were added to the church. In 
June, 1838, he' was obliged to suspend preaching on account of 
ill health. . After spending the Summer and Autumn in journey- 
ing and relaxation, his health was so far restored, that he resumed 
his labors among his people, the following December. He 
preached his last sermons, on the second Sabbath of August, 1839. 
One of them was from the text, " Prepare to meet thy God. " The 
following week he was attacked with a low sinking typhus fever 
which terminated his life on Monday morning, the 16th instant. 
He was very calm during his whole sickness, and met death with 
the composure of a true Christian. 

" He was a consistent, earnest, devoted Christian. The follow- 
ing lines from his pen, enclosed in a letter to a friend a year be- 
fore his death, breathes his spirit : 

Beyond the stormy sea of life, 

There is a land of glorious rest, 
Where winds and waves in angry strife 

No more disturb the peaceful breast, 
Though clouds and darkness now attend 

My weary way across the sea, 
These scenes of darkness soon will end 

In an eternal cloudless day. 
On that far distant happy shore 

I soon shall stand forever bless'd, 
Where sin and tears are known no more ; 

Of heavenly peace my soul possessed. 

thought transporting ! wondrous grace, 
That guides me safe through peril's way ! 

When shall I reach that happy place, 

And dwell in everlasting day ? 
Come ! Jesus, come, and take me home, 

My spirit now would gladly rise, 

1 long to stand before thy throne, 
And join the chorus of the skies. 

"He was a faithful husband and father. The following is 
found among the written rules which he adopted with reference 
to his own conduct and habits, viz : ' No efforts should be sjoared 
to render a family happy in themselves. To this end there must 
be — 1st. Subordination among its members to its divinely con- 
stituted head. 2d. There must be self-government among its 
members. 3d. There must be kindness and affection among its 



84 HISTORY OF DUEHAM. 

members and benevolence towards all ; for a contracted selfish 
ness is hostile to domestic happiness. 4th. There must be sub- 
ordination to God, or piety. If there is rebellion against God, 
there will be against all authority ; there can be no parental or 
self-government. All government depends on the Divine gov- 
ernment. 5th. There must be order and system, not too minute 
but definite. 6th. Home must be the most attractive place, and 
the society of each other the most desirable. The parent must 
be himself happy or he will not have a happy family. 

" ' In order to this he must — 1st. Maintain his station in the 
family as its head and governor. 2d. He must govern himself 
thoroughly. 3d. He must possess mingled dignity, gravity, cheer- 
fulness, and affection. He must make an exhibition of those 
tempers only which he would have his family cherish. 4th. He 
must be pious and consistently so. 5th. He must be at once the 
companion, the governor, and head of the family, and also the 
teacher and guide.' These are words of wisdom, from a wise 
teacher. 

" He was a good minister. He loved his work, and when want 
of strength obliged him to suspend it, he experienced a sore trial. 
He studied to adapt himself to his people. He was beloved as 
a pastor ; the mourner valued him, and loved him for his kind- 
ness, faithfulness and consolation. He sought the spiritual in- 
terests of his people, and was deeply grieved, when he saw obsta- 
cles interposed in the wa}^ of his object." — From a notice in the 
New Haven Record. 

As already stated, Mr. Gleason was united in marriage with 
Cynthia Vandervort. Their children were — 1. William Henry, 
a lawyer in Sag Harbor ; 2. Gabriel Havens ; 3. Maria Waring ; 
4. Henry Vandervort, deceased. 

After Mr. Gleason's separation from his people and before the 
resumption of his labors, the Church and Society, September, 
1828, gave a call to the Rev. Arthur Grainger, which he declined. 
On the 19th of October, 1839, a call was voted to Rev. Will- 
iam C. Fowler, which he declined. 

On the 21st of March, 1840, a call was voted to James McDon- 
ald, to settle in the ministry, which he declined. 

Rev. Charles Lewis Mills was graduated in Yale College, 
1835, was installed April 28th, 1841, was dismissed in Septem- 



ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETIES. 85 

ber, 1845. He was the last pastor settled over the church before 
its division. 

The following have been Clerks of the Ecclesiastical Society. 
Simeon Parsons, Worthington G. Chauncey, Alfred Camp, 
John White, Joseph Chedsey, Alfred Camp again, Samuel 
Newton, Elisha Newton, Wolcott P. Stone. 

since the division of the society. 

Rev. James Bradford Cleveland was graduated at Yale 
College in 1847, was installed pastor June 8th, 1852, was dis- 
missed by vote of the church Sept. 10th, 1853. 

Rev. Abraham Chittenden Baldwin was installed Oct. 
18th, 1857, dismissed April, 1861. . 

The following have supplied the pulpit for a longer or a shorter 
period : Rev. Merrill Richardson ; Rev. L. H. Pease ; the 
Rev. Benjamin Page at two periods ; Rev. William C. Fow- 
ler ; the Rev. Mr. Crosman ; Rev. Professor Foss ; the Rev. 
Mr. Loomis. The Clerks of the Society since the separation 
have been William A. Parmelee, Israel C. Newton. 

SOUTH CHURCH. 

Rev. James R. Mershon was ordained pastor April 27th, 
1848 ; was dismissed April, 1849. 

Rev. Robert G-. Williams was ordained pastor Oct. 11th, 
1852 ; was dismissed April 20th, 1853. 

Rev. Irem Smith was ordained pastor August, 1858 ; was 
dismissed January 2d, 1861. 

The following have supplied the pulpit for a longer or shorter 
term. Rev. L. H. Pease ; Rev. E. E. Hill ; Rev. Mr. Hooker ; 
Rev. William C. Fowler ; Rev. Mr. Dutton ; Rev. E. Bailey 
Smith. Rev. I. W. Sessions has been employed as stated 
preacher. 

The Clerks of the Ecclesiastical Society have been W. P. 
Stone, David C. Camp, E. B. Meigs. 

the following have been deacons. 

William Seward was born at Guilford, March 25, 1688. He 
was the son of John Seward, who was born Feb. 14, 1653-4, and 



86 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

grandson of Lieut. William Seward, who was born in Bristol, Eng- 
land, 1627. He was an inhabitant of Durham until about 1730, 
when he removed to Guilford, where he was Deacon, and after- 
wards to Killingworth, where he died, May 31, 1764. His wife 
was Damaris Punderson, daughter of John Punderson, Jun., of 
New Haven. Their children were — 1. William, born July 27, 
1712; 2. David; 3. Damaris; 4. Mary. 

Thomas Lyman, son of Richard Lyman, who was the son of 
Richard, the emigrant from England, was born in Windsor and 
removed with his Father to Northampton. With his children, 
Thomas, Mindwell, Ebenezer, Elizabeth, Noah and Enoch, he 
came to Durham before 1715, and died July 15, 1725, aged 75 
years. 

Henry Crane, son of Capt. Henry Crane, first of Guilford 
and afterwards of Killingworth, was born October 25, 1677, set- 
tled in that part of Durham which had been granted to Killing- 
worth, on the place now occupied by Henry E. Nettleton, and 
was the progenitor of a large number of descendants, all of whom 
left Durham, some of them to reside in Oneida County, New 
York. He was a leading man in civil as well as in religious af- 
fairs. He died April, 1741, according to the grave stone, aged 
64 years. His wife was Abigail Flood, daughter of Robert Flood. 

Israel Burrit, from Stratford, was the son of Stephen, who 
was the son of William. He was born 1687. He died 1750 in 
his 63d year. He left three sons, Israel, Charles and William. 
His second wife was Sarah Chauncey, daughter of Rev. Nathan- 
iel Chauncey. His children by his second wife were — 1. Israel ; 
2. Charles ; 3. William. 

John Camp, from Milford, died 1754, in his 54th year. He 
may have been the son of Samuel Camp. 

Joseph Tibbals from Milford, died October 14, 1774, in his 
88th year. 

Ezra Baldwin from Milford, died March 4, 1783, in his 76th 
year. 

James Curtis from Stratford, elected Dec. 25, 1766, died 1790 
in his 80th year. 

Daniel Hall of Guilford, born Feb. 16, 1718, was the son of 
William Hall, of Guilford, who was born Jan. 15, 1683, who was 
the son of Samuel, born 1650, who was the son of William, em- 



ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETIES. 87 

igrant from England to Guilford. He was elected Deacon, May 2, 
1782. The children of Daniel Hall were — 1. Daniel ; 2. Martha ; 
3. Elizabeth. He died 1790, aged 72. 

John Johnson died Nov. 18, 1819, aged 78. One of his 
daughters married Deacon John Tibbals, another Charles Rob- 
inson, and another Dr. Fitch. 

Dan Parmelee, who was the son of Hezekiah Parmelee, who 
was the son of Joel Parmalee from Guilford, married Abigail 
Norton Jan. 11, 1776. Died Dec. 11, 1825, aged 78. His chil- 
dren were — 1. Hannah ; 2. Betsey ; 8. Dan ; 4. Mahetabel ; 5. 
Abigail. 

Abner Newton, born Dec. 27, 1764 ; elected Sept. 1803, and 
died Sept. 9, 1852. He was the son of Burwell Newton, who 
was the son of Abner, who came from Milford. His children 
were — l.Elisha; 2. Abner; 3. Horace; 4. Gay lord; 5. R.Wat- 
son ; Content ; Parnell. 

Ozias Norton was the son of Stephen Norton, who was born 
in Durham/ Jan. 7, 1724, and died Oct. 8, 1808, aged 84. The 
latter was the son of John Norton, who was born Oct. 3, 1686, 
who was the son of Thomas Norton, who was born in England 
about 1624, and came with his father Thomas in 1639, to Guil- 
ford, and removed to Saybrook, and died in Durham after 1712. 
His father Thomas and his wife Grace came from England 1639, 
and settled in Guilford. He was born about 1603 and died May, 
1648. Deacon Ozias Norton was born Dec. 31, 1759, married 
Hannah Parmelee, March, 1790. Elected Deacon 1803, removed 
to Charleston, Portage County, Ohio, June, 1812, and died Jan. 
25, 1842, aged 82. His wife died Sept. 12, 1841, aged 80. His 
children — 1. Leveret, born Nov. 28, 1791; 2. Clarissa; 3. Al- 
fred ; 4. Ozias. The Nortons lived in the northwest part of the 
town. 

Josiah Jewett, elected Sept. 3, 1812, removed. 

John Tibbals, son of Ebenezer Tibbals, grandson of Deacon 
Joseph Tibbals, elected Nov. 6, 1805, died March 9, aged 45 
years. He married Concurrence Johnson, daughter of Deacon 
John Johnson. Their children were— 1. Angus ; 2. John. 

Samuel C. Camp, son of Col. Samuel Camp, and a descend- 
ant of Samuel Camp of Milford, was elected Deacon July, 1819 ; 
lived in Hartford, Middletown, and afterwards in his native place, 



88 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Durham, and built the house now owned by William Canfield; 
died Sept. 24, 1823, aged 62 years. 

Seth Seward, elected Jan. 22, 1824. Died January 3, 1846, 
aged 79 years and 9 months. He was descended from John Se- 
ward, one of the original proprietors of Durham. His children 
were — l.Orpha; 2. Maria; 3. Eliza; 4. Nancy; 5. Rev. Dwight, 
D. D. 

Timothy Stone, born in Guilford, May 2, 1773. He was the 
son of Nathaniel Stone, born Dec, 10, 1731, who was the son of 
Timothy Stone, born March 16, 1696; who was the son of Na- 
thaniel Stone, born Sept. 15, 1648; who was the son of John 
Stone, who was the fifth son of Rev. Samuel Stone of Hertford, 
England, and brother of Rev. Samuel Stone of the first church 
of Hartford. Timothy Stone of Durham married Eunice Par- 
melee, daughter of Levi Parmelee. Elected Nov. 6, 1815, died 
January 14, 1826. Their children are — 1. Maria ; 2. Eunice; 3. 
Phebe ; 4. Wolcott Parmelee ; 5. Collins ; 6. Lavinia ; 7. Ade- 
line ; and 8. Sherman Timothy. 

Heth Camp, son of Heth Camp, elected Feb. 5, 1842, married 
Phebe Bates, daughter of Daniel Bates ; removed to Pennsylva- 
nia ; deceased. 

Elah Camp, son of Nathan 0. Camp, elected January, 1842, 
removed to Meriden; father of David N/Camp, A. M., Principal 
of the Normal School at New Britain. 

Joel Parmelee son of Joel Parmelee, who was the son of Joel 
Parmelee, who was the son of Joel Parmelee, who was the son 
of John Parmelee of Guilford, who was the son of John the em- 
igrant from England, elected January, 1842 ; died Nov. 2, 1842, 
aged 37. 

Samuel Newton son of Burwell Newton, elected January 4, 
1827, died April 24, 1864, aged sixty-seven years. He married 
Betsey Parmelee, daughter of Joel Parmelee. He left two chil- 
dren — 1. John; 2. Elizabeth. 
Wolcott P. Stone, elected 1844. 
Gaylord Newton, elected 1846. 
Nathan Parsons, elected June 11, 1864. 
Julius S. Auger, elected June 11, 1864. 



ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETIES. 89 

SOUTH CH UECH. 

Wolcott P. Stone, elected May 27, 1847, removed to New 
Haven. 
Isaac Parmelee, elected May 22, 1847. 
William Hart, elected Nov. 26, 1853. 

THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. 

The Methodist Episcopal Church in Durham was organ- 
ized about the year 1815. Eev. Messrs. Barnes, Bussie, Knight, 
Lorenzo Dow, Ebenezer Washburn, and Elijah Hibbard, were 
among the first preachers of that denomination that visited and 
preached in this town. The first Class or Society was formed 
about this time and connected with Middletown Circuit, and 
supplied with occasional preaching by preachers that traveled 
that Circuit. Abraham Scranton, Capt. Eliphaz Nettleton, Tim- 
othy Elliott, John Swathel, and Timothy Coe, were among the 
first that identified themselves with this Society. For several 
years they occupied the South District School House, for a place 
of worship, and were embraced in Middletown Circuit, and af- 
terwards with Black Rock Circuit, and supplied with preaching 
half a day or at 5 o'clock P. M. on the Sabbath. The Society 
at one time, numbered about thirty. These early Methodists did 
not long enjoy prosperity. A difficulty occurred in the little 
Church, the result of which was their almost entire destruction. 
Some were expelled, others withdrew ; and from a Society of 
about thirty they were reduced to ten or twelve ; so that in 1828 
the Methodists were but a name, and only had preaching at 5 
o'clock P. M. on Sunday, and that but once in two weeks. Rev. 
Henry Hatfield traveled the Circuit at that time. In 1829, Rev. 
Alden Cooper occasionally met the appointment and with youth- 
ful zeal preached the word of life, and a few united with the so- 
ciety. Prayer meetings were held in the school house in the ab- 
sence of the minister. In 1830, Dr. Chauncey Andrews being in 
the practice of medicine in the town, secured a place for holding 
Methodist meetings, and at his own expense fitted up a room in 
the Academy on the Green and hired a Local Preacher from Mid- 
dletown by the name of Isham, to preach six Sabbaths, incurring 
the responsibility of paying him without any orders from the So- 
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90 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

ciety or Class. From that time forward Methodist meetings were 
held regularly on the Sabbath, and the students and Professors 
from the Wesleyan University at Middletown, supplied the pul- 
pit. Eev. D. D. Whedon and Joseph Holdich, D. D., of the 
Professors, Eev. David Patton, then a student, now at the head 
of the Concord Biblical Institute, and Eev. Osman C. Baker, now 
one of the Bishops, with many other young men, whose names 
now stand high on the records of the M. E. Church, ministered 
to the little flock that worshipped in that " Upper Eoom." The 
Society and congregation gradually increased until the place be- 
came too strait for those desiring to worship with the Methodists ; 
and as several families had removed from North Madison, who 
were formerly members of the Methodist Church at Black Eock, 
transferring their membership to this Society, the subject of erect- 
ing a church building was agitated. Several men of wealth and 
prominence in the town, among whom was Worthington G. Chaun- 
cey and his brother William, Henry Lyman, Wedworth Wads- 
worth, Samuel Parsons, and others giving their influence and as- 
sistance, the result of which was, the building of the present re- 
spectable edifice now occupied by the Society. 

Eev. Moses L. Scudder, then a student in the Wesleyan Uni- 
versity was preacher in charge, during the building of the church, 
in the year 1836. In the Autumn of 1837 the Presiding Elder 
of the District sent the Eev. Walter W. Brewer to take charge 
of the'Society, and on the 1st of January, 1838, he commenced 
a protracted meeting assisted by the Eev. J. S. Arnold, then a 
student in the Wesleyan University, which was indeed a pro- 
tracted meeting, continuing day and evening for nearly three 
months. So great was the religious interest created by these 
meetings, that the whole community, young and old, flocked to 
the Church, and were alike convicted by the Spirit and led to 
embrace the religion of Christ. The fruits of that great revival 
were alike beneficial to all the churches in the town, many of 
whom are now worthy members of the Congregational Churches. 
The larger portion however united with the Methodists, and con- 
stitute much of the strength of the Church at the present time. 
The first regular Conference appointment of a minister to this 
Church was made in the Spring of 1838, at which time the Eev. 
Harvey Husted was appointed, who remained preacher in charge 



ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETIES. 91 

two years. Since which time annual appointments have been 
made in the following order : In 1840, the Eev. Salmon C. Per- 
ry. In 1841, Rev. Orrin Howard, who remaining but a few 
months, the Eev. Luke Hitchcock supplied for the year. In 1842, 
Rev. McKendree Bangs. In 1843 and 4, Rev. William C. Hoyt. 
During his pastorate the Congregational Church was burned, de- 
stroying the bell attached to it. Through the personal efforts of 
Mr. Hoyt, the M. E. Church was provided with the bell now in 
use. In 1845, Rev. Nathaniel Kellogg. In 1846 and 7, Rev. 
Aaron Hill. In 1848 and 9, Rev. John E. Searles. In 1850 and 
1, Rev. William Lawrence. In 1852 and 3, Rev. George S. Hare. 
In 1854, Rev. George A. Hubbell. In 1855 and 6, Rev. George 
Stillman. In 1857 and 8, Rev. R. H. Loomis. During his min- 
istration the Church in common with most of the churches of the 
]and shared in a gracious outpouring of the Holy Spirit. In 
1859 and 60, Rev. J. W. Leek. In 1861 and 2, Rev. Levi P. 
Perry. In 1863, Rev. Horatio N. Weed. In 1864, Rev. Edwin 
Warriner. In 1865, Rev. Isaac Sanford. Thus from a feeble 
beginning with a membership of less than fifteen, and extending 
through a period of only fifty years, the Church has increased to 
its present number, of over two hundred, unencumbered by debt 
and contributing to the various religious and benevolent objects 
at home and abroad, an annual amount of not less than nine 
hundred and fifty dollars. 

In numbers, character, and wealth, it occupies at the present 
time an honorable position in the community, her members shar- 
ing equally with her sister churches in the business and offices 
of the town. Her success under the Divine Guidance has been 
the result of an ardent attachment to the peculiar doctrines and 
discipline of the Church, and the zealous and united labors of her 
members in the great work of evangelizing the world. 

CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY, DURHAM. 

A parish, in communion with the Protestant Episcopal Church 
appears to have been, organized in Durham as early as 1802. It 
was never, however, placed under the charge of a resident Rec- 
tor, and never seems to have reached any permanent existence. 

It was represented by a lay-delegate in five Conventions of the 



92 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Diocese of Connecticut, those namely, of 1804, 1805, 1806, 1809, 
and 1819. It is mentioned, in 1818, as forming with Middletown 
and Berlin one Cure, then vacant. In 1818, the Rev. D. Bur- 

haus, who is called " Rector of Church, Durham,'' reports 

35 families, 9 baptisms, and 2 funerals. And on two occasions 
afterwards, Missionaries of the Christian Knowledge Society re- 
port services at Durham, and collections for the Society. 

In 1848, the Rev. Frederick Sill, who was ordained Deacon 
June 12th, 1849, began public services in Durham, according to 
the rites of the Protestant Episcopal Church. These services 
were continued for about a year. No parish was organized ; 
though Mr. Sill reports ten baptisms, and two funerals in 1850 
and 1851. 

In 1859, some of the students of the Berkeley Divinity School, 
at Middletown, began to officiate as Lay-Readers, in Durham, un- 
der the direction of Bishop Williams ; and since that time servi- 
ces have been uninterruptedly continued. On the 28th of June, 
1862, the Bishop laid the corner stone of a neat and commodi- 
ous church, which was consecrated by him, as the Church of the 
Epiphany, Jan. 29th, 1863. In Easter week following, the par- 
ish was organized, and received into union with the Diocese in 
the Convention which sat in June of that year. 



CHAPTER VI. 

MEETING HOUSES. 



First Meeting House. — "On the 17th of November, 
1709, "The Town by voate did agree that ye place to build the 
Meeting-House upon should be upon the place commonly ac- 
counted for the Meeting-house Green, which green lyeth between 
Mr. Chauncey's home lot and Samuel Camp's home lot." 

" At the same Town meeting the Town by* voate did enact and 
agree that they would build a meeting house forty feet square, 
with a flat Ruff, and Turritt, and to be twenty feet between 
joynts." 



MEETINGHOUSES. 93 

" At the same meeting the Town made choyse of William 
Seward, Samuel Parsons and James Wadsworth, to be 
their committee to take care of building of the sd iVleeting- 
House, that is to say, the framing and covering of said House 
as cheap as may be for the Town's advantage." 

" At the same meeting the Town by voate made choyce of 
Serj. John Sutliff to go to Guilford, Killingworth and else- 
where to gather what money ye Gentlemen that have farms 
within this Town will contribute towards the building of the 
Meeting- House. " 

"At a meeting Dec. 25, 1711, the Town by voate did enact 
and agree, that ye pulpit be built the next summer or sooner, if 
may be, the £5 given by Mr. Chauncey towards the building of 
the pulpit to be improved thereon, so far as it will go." 

This meeting-house was located on the " Meeting-House 
Green," on the crown of the hill in what is now the grave yard, 
about where stand the monuments of Edward P. Camp and 
Samuel Parsons. The site was an admirable one, where the 
House would be a conspicuous object in the landscape, and 
where it would afford a distinct view of the eastern and the 
western hills. In 1723 it was ordered by the Town " that the 
pulpit should be new-built, and a comely canopy to cover it." 

seating the meeting-house. 

" At a Town meeting, Durham, Oct. 8, 1714, voated by the 
Town, that the meeting-house should be seated ; and also the 
Town by voate made choyse of James Wadsworth, Caleb 
Seward, Jun., Nathaniel Sutliff, William Seward and 
Henry Crane to be a committee to seate sd house, and for in- 
structions to sd committee, the Town by voate ordered sd com- 
mittee' to seate all the inhabitants of this Town that are free 
holders therein, and are in the general list of estates ; and in 
their so doing that the sd committee should have respect to the 
age of persons, and to the whole charge in general that hath 
been laid out or expended upon the Meeting-House ; and also to 
the places that any persons do sustain, both civil and military." 

It would seem to us, in these times, that it would be a diffi- 
cult task for the committee to follow the instructions of the 
town in seating the House. They were enjoined to have respect 



94 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

to age, to the amount of the contributions furnished by the sev- 
eral tax payers ; and to their official rank. But in those times, 
and indeed down to my own remembrance, clergymen and pri- 
vate Christians were accustomed to pray that all might perform 
their relative duties as " superiors, inferiors and equals," " to give 
honor when honor is due." It seemed reasonable to them that 
the aged, and those who were taxed largely in comparison with 
others, and those who had an official rank should have better 
seats than others. The doctrine of human equality had not 
made much progress. 

The inhabitants continued to worship in this house twenty 
years, when they had increased so much in numbers that a new 
church became necessary. 

THE SECOND MEETING HOUSE. 

" At a Town meeting Dec. 31, 1734, the Town by a major 
vote did enact and agree that the new Meeting-House, agreed to 
be set up in this Town shall be sixtie-four feet in length, and 
forty-four in breadth, and twenty-five feet in height between 
joints." It was finished in 1737. 

"Monday, May 10, 1736, the Town before, by agreement be- 
ing divided into two parts, the southern part of the town began 
to raise the Meeting-House ; on the next day the northern part of 
the Town went on with the raising; and on Wednesday the 
Town generally met, and completed the raising of said House — 
part of Monday it rained, and beat off the raisers, so that this 
said House was raised in less than three days." 

"February 15, 1737-8, the above named Meeting-House being 
finished excepting the hanging of the windows, and some small 
trifles of trimming off the work, we had a lecture on sd day, 
there being a large concourse of people from the neighboring 
Towns, the House much crowded, and Mr. Chauncey preached 
from Haggai 2 : 9th verse." 

The first meeting-house was raised in April, 1710, and pulled 
down in the spring of the year 1738. What were the reasons 
for changing the location does not appear. The precise spot 
where the new house was placed was probably determined by 
the building committe, as in the case of the other house, 
whether wisely or not. The records show that the town was 



MEETING HOUSES. 95 

consulted about the location. It was erected on the north-east 
corner of the present green, in a range with the road running 
east. It was built in the common style of the times with nar- 
row windows, the posts and other timbers projecting from the 
walls. The pulpit had some decorations, besides its sounding 
board, and hour-glass which the speaker often turned when he 
commenced his sermon. The pulpit stairs were on the Sabbath 
decorated with boys who could not conveniently find seats with 
their parents, and who were too young to be sent up into the 
gallery. There was a Deacon's Seat under and in front of the 
pulpit, where, in my own recollection, sat Deacon Johnson and 
Deacon Parmelee, with their solemn and cheerful faces, gazed at 
by the whole congregation, inspiring awe and respect, especially 
in the young. There were the galleries on three sides of the 
house, in which sat the young people, and one or more tything 
men. On the West side were the Bass singers ; on the South 
fronting the pulpit were the Tenor and Counter singers ; on the 
East were Treble singers, often the flower of Durham. The 
pews were fitted up with small swing tables, for taking notes of 
the sermon, or supporting the elbows. The practice of taking 
notes had nearly disappeared before my remembrance. The 
pews were square ; and consequently a portion of the audience 
sat with their backs to the preacher. Hence arose the practice of 
rising during the sermon on the part of some of the men, which 
at once enabled them to see the minister, and relieve themselves 
from drowsiness or from an uncomfortable posture. This they 
often did in their shirt sleeves. There they stood with eager 'up- 
turned eyes gazing at the minister in his lofty pulpit, or at the 
singers as they made the house ring with their strong voices, 
and animated melody. The women in the pews, solaced them- 
selves, successively in the season, with caraway, dill and fennel, 
giving a sprig of it to a sleepy child, or hospitably offering a 
bunch of it to a stranger. 

Dec. 2, 1721, " The Town by their voate ordered the Select 
men to have some suitable person to beate a drum upon the 
Town charge, upon the Sabbaths, and other public meetings." 

THE THIRD MEETING HOUSE. 

On the 17th of July, 1835, the corner stone of the third 
Meeting-house was laid, just a century after the building of the 



96 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

second House was commenced. The address on the occasion 
was delivered by Eev. David Smith, D. D. It was erected on 
the site where now stands the South Congregational Church. 
Its size was sixty feet by forty. This building was consumed 
by fire November 28, 1844. 

The corner stone of the present M. E. Church was laid July 
1st, 183G. The address was by Rev. Joseph Holdich, D. D. 
The dedication service was Jan. 7, 1837. The sermon was by 
the Rev. Wilbur Fisk; D. D., president of the Wesleyan Uni- 
versity. The original cost of the building was about $4000. 

The first Trustees were Dr. Chauncey Andrews, "Curtis C. 
Camp, Zebulon Hale, L. W. Leach, Enos Rogers, Timothy El- 
liott, and Henry M. Coe. Alterations and repairs have since 
been made, and the church is now valued at $5000. The pres- 
ent Trustees, Jan. 7th, 1866, are Wm. H. Walkley, Alvin P., 
Roberts, Charles I. Haj^wood, Alexander Camp, Asa Fowler 
Phineas Robinson, Edward A. Thayer, Judson E. Francis and 
Henry Page. 

The North Congregational Church was dedicated in June, 
1847. The Sermon was preached by the Rev. Merrill Richard- 
son from the 77th psalm, 13. "Thy way, oh God, is in the 
Sanctuary." 

The South Congregational Church was dedicated December 
29, 1849. The Dedication Sermon was preached by Rev. Wil- 
liam C. Fowler. 

It may not be out of place to say that the two Congrega- 
tional and the Methodist Churches have lately been repaired and 
are in good order. The Episcopal Church has been so recently 
built that it needs no repairs. 

STABLES OR SHEDS ON THE GREEN. 

Dec. 5, 1718, "Resolved by voate by the Town that all per- 
sons being inhabitants of the Town may have libertie to build 
stables for horses on the Meeting-House Green ; always provided 
that the place be first measured out and assigned to them by the 
Select Men before any such stable be erected on the green." 

SABBATH DAY HOUSES. 

"Dec. 1721, The Town by their major voate gave liberty to 
Deacon William Seward, Serj. Joel Parmely, John Seaward, 



MEETING HOUSES. 97 

Stephen Hickox and James Morris to build houses on the edge 
of the Meeting-House Green adjoyning Mr. Camp's North line, 
to be for the entertainment of sd persons andfamilys on Sabbath 
and other public days ; and the Select men are to lay out conven- 
ient places for sd persons to build sd houses upon. 

This meeting is adjourned untill Friday next at sunset, at 
Thomas Stanley's house." Mr. Stanley kept a public house at 
this time. 

These houses were from twenty to twenty -five feet in length, 
and from ten to twelve feet in breadth, and one story high with 
a chimney in the middle dividing the whole space into two rooms 
with a partition between them, for the accommodation of two 
families, who united in building the house. The furniture con- 
sisted of a few chairs, a table, plates and dishes ; some iron uten- 
sil, it may be, for warming food which had been cooked. Be- 
sides the Bible, there was sometimes a book on experimental re- 
ligion, like Baxter's Saints' Eest, or Allein's Alarm. On the 
morning of the Sabbath the mother of the family with provident 
care, put up her store of comforts for -the dinner, substantial or 
slight fare as most convenient, a bottle of cider almost of course. 
The family then set off from their home in a large two horse 
i sleigh, or on saddles and pillions. They stopped at the Sabbath- 
day house, kindled a blazing fire, and then went forth " to shiver 
in the cold during the morning Services." At noon they hurried 
back to their warm room. After they had taken their meal and 
by turns drank from the pewter mug, thanks were returned. 
Then the sermon came under review, from the notes taken by 
the father of the family, or a chapter was read from the Bible, or 
a paragraph from some favorite author, the service concluding 
with prayer or singing. After again visiting the sanctuary, the 
family would return to the Sabbath-day house if the cold was 
severe, before they sought their home. The fire was then ex- 
tinguished, the door was locked, and the house remained undis- 
turbed during the week. 

In time the custom of repairing to these houses changed ; the 
houses themselves became dilapidated or furnished a refuge for 
the poor. They were better suited to those times when so much 
was thought of private family religion, than they would be to 
ours, when religion has become more of a public and social con- 
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98 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

cei'D. The last Sabbath-day house which T remember, stood on 
the land owned by the first minister. It was occupied by John 
King, a Hessian deserter from the British army. It was owned 
by one of the Nortons. The present writer can recollect as many 
as half a dozon of these houses. They grew up out of the type 
of religion which existed at that time. It was a family religion, 
rather than a public one. 

PEST HOUSE. 

"April 14, 1760. The Town resolved by a major vote that 
some House be forthwith built and erected in some suitable place, 
for the reception of such persons as shall be taken with infectious 
diseases." A committee was chosen to carry that vote into exe- 
cution. This committee made their report Dec. 4, 1760, "that 
they had built the house according to the direction of the Town." 

This house was used for a number of years to receive persons 
taken with small pox, as well as for those inoculated. It was 
built on the Town lot, so called to this day, which lies north of 
Parke's Ledges, and northwest from Pisgah. There are several 
graves there with head stones to mark the spot where some of 
the victims of the disease were buried. The terror inspired by 
the small pox can hardly be understood in these times when 
vaccination has been substituted for the original disease. The 
subjects of it were banished from the abodes of men while liv- 
ing, and from the public grave yards when dead. The trees are 
growing up around these graves and striking their roots into 
them, as these tenants lie "in this neglected spot." But though 
unvisited as they lie under the forest trees, and unthought of by 
men, God will remember them and take care of their dust, as 
precious in his sight. Though, in that retired place, they will 
hear the voice of the Arch Angel and the trump of God, and 
will rise up as promptly as those who lie under marble monu- 
ments in the most popular grave yard. I have just visited the 
spot. The remnant of a cellar and of a chimney are there. The 
well is there. Five grave marks are there. One stone has the 
following inscription : "Timothy Hall died July 17, 1775, aged 
50." In the "South West Side" near the Nathan Camp house, 
are three graves of victims of the same disease ; John Jones, who 
died of the small pox, Nov. 25, 1759, in the 47th year of his age ; 



MEETING HOUSES. 99 

Hannah Jones, who died of the small pox, Dec. 4, 1759, in the 
42d year of her age. Sarah, daughter of Mr. John and Mrs. Han- 
nah Jones, Nov. 28, 1759, in her tenth year. 

In the year 1795, the steeple of the second church was built. 
The following story was current when I was young : 

Mr. Jesse Austin was painting the steeple, on a long ladder. 
The ladder fell ; he was not only not injured, but he carried the 
paint pot, through the quarter of a circle which he described in 
falling, without spilling the paint. 

On the 15th of December, 1793, at a Town Meeting, voted that 
the bell in the steeple, shall be rung on each day excepting Sab- 
baths at sunrise in the morning, at 12 o'clock in the day time, and 
at 9 o'clock at the night ; and on the Sabbath an hour before the 
beginning of the exercise, and at the opening of Town and Free- 
man's meeting, and also in the night season when it shall so hap- 
pen that any building be on fire. This bell was presented to the 
town by Mr. Elias Camp. 

The practice of ringing the bell at these hours, contributed to 
give regularity to household arrangements throughout the town. 

That bell at that time uttered a distinct voice, with a distinct 
meaning, to earnest listeners. It meant that all that were not up 
with the lark, should be up with the sun. It meant that the weary 
laborer in the field at mid-day should hasten home to his smoking 
board, ready to receive and refresh him. It meant that the 
evening visitors should hasten home to family prayers, and to 
sleep the sweet sleep of the laboring man with unbarred doors, 
and unshuttered windows, ready to receive his neighbor, or the 
sun. 

SINGING SCHOOLS. 

Before the year 1727 it appears that very little attention was 
paid to the art of singing. Those who sang in the House of God 
on the Sabbath, may have sung with the spirit, but not with the 
understanding. They learned the tunes by the ear and not from 
the notes. At that time Rev. Mr. Chauncey prepared a pamph- 
let, which was afterwards published, entitled " Regular singing 
defended and proved to be the only true way of singing the songs of 
the Lord." By "regular singing" he meant singing by rule. 
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100 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

passed the following : "At a General Association at Hartford, 
May 12, 1727. This Association having heard the Eev. Mr. 
Chauncey's Arguments for Kegular Singing, do approve of them 
and vote them to be printed ; Kecommending them to the pub- 
lick and hoping they may be of usefulness. As Attest, Tim- 
othy Woodbridge, Moderator." 

The question stated by him is " Whether in singing the songs 
of the Lord, we ought to proceed by a certain Eule, or to do it 
in any Loose, Irregular way, that this or that people have 
accustomed themselves unto?" The "arguments" in favor of 
" regular singing, as the only true way of singing," he states with 
logical accuracy and convincing power. In the course of his 
remarks he states that " the difference among towns in singing 
is very great, scarcely any two towns sing perfectly alike ; and 
yet each town or person asserts they are in the right, and their 
neighbor is in the wrong." 

The following he says are the objections made to regular sing- 
ing : " Objection 1. This practice leads to the Church of England 
and will bring in organs. Objection 2. The very original of this 
way was from the Papists. Objection 3. The way of singing 
we use in this country is more solemn, and therefore much 
more suitable and becoming. Objection 4. It looks very un- 
likely to be the right way because young people fall into it. Ob- 
jection 5. It is the cause of sore and bitter contentions." These 
objections he answers in a very satisfactory manner. 

This pamphlet of fifty-four pages, published in 1728, must have 
had great influence in correcting the false taste and the loose 
practice not only in Durham but elsewhere. The argumentation 
was conclusive. It settled the question. 

Before this, each singer seemed, in a certain sense, to sing his 
own tune though he sang with others ; just as a certain dancer 
who did not keep step to the music pleasantly said, " I always 
dance to my own tune." 

In the first Meeting House it does not appear that any special 
accommodation was made for the singers. But in the second 
Meeting House they occupied the front slips on three sides of the 
Gallery. In this house for a hundred years singing was prac- 
ticed as an art. It was taught as an art probably before the con- 
gregation left the first house, in singing schools, and it has con- 



MEETING HOUSES. 101 

tinued thus to be taught ever since, with more or less success. 
These singing schools were formerly popular with the young 
people. Besides furnishing them with instruction they furnished 
pleasant occasions for intercourse. 

A chorister regularly appointed, named the tune after the 
psalm was read, sounded his pitch pipe, and uttered two or three 
notes immediately after. When he rose, the singers, forty or fifty 
sometimes in number, rose on the three sides of the house, and 
sang generally with great animation. Sometimes there was a 
break-down, and then there was a good natured smile on the faces 
of the congregation. For a long time there was an inherited dis- 
like of instrumental music. A certain man in my own recol- 
lection, would go to the south door of the Meeting House and 
inquire, "Is the great fiddle there?" On being told that it (the 
Bass Viol) was there, he would depart to his home. He was not 
willing to be present where there was such a " Dagon." 

THE BURIAL GROUND. 

The old Burying Ground, so called, which was given by the 
proprietors, was the only burying ground in the town until 1822, 
when the new one was laid out. The old burying ground was 
formerly much frequented. I have collected from it a number 
of striking epitaphs. But instead of printing them, I intro- 
duce the words of Holmes. 

" Go where the ancient pathway guides, 

See where our sires laid down 
Their smiling babes, their cherished brides, 

The patriarchs of the town ; 
Hast thou a tear for buried love ? 

A sigh for transient power ? 
All that a century left above, 

Go read it in an hour." 



102 HISTORY OF DURHAM, 



CHAPTEE VII. 

EDUCATION. 
COMMON SCHOOLS. 



As in Connecticut generally the School Master has not been 
far off when the Minister has been settled, and the School House 
has been side by side with the Church, so in Durham, the very 
year that the first Minister was ordained, the town authorized the 
Selectmen to engage a School Master for six months, and soon 
after the Meeting House was finished, the Town appointed a 
Committee to build a School House on the Green. But one 
school appears to have been kept until December, 1737, when the 
people on the west side of Coginchaug swamp were allowed to 
have a School. One was set up soon after at the North end of 
the Town. 

" At a Town meeting on the 25th of December, 1711, the Town 
by voate made choyse of the selectmen, who are now chosen, to 
hire a school-master as soon as may be (or the space of half a 
year) for the advantage of the children in the Town, that they 
may be instructed, to Write and Read, and the sd school-master 
to be paid as the law directs." 

" At a Town meeting in Durham October 8, 1722. The town 
by their Major voate did agree to build a school-house, to be in 
length twentie six feet and in breadth eighteen feet, to be set upon 
the meeting-house Green ; and the Town by their Major Voate 
made choyse of Ensign Joseph Coe, Serj. Joseph Seaward, and 
Noah Lyman to be their committee to pitch upon the particular 
spot, where sd house should be sett, and also to sett up and 
finish sd house and chimley with all convenient speed." 

I have understood that the primer, and the psalter, were for a 
time, the only reading books in the school. Afterwards the New 
Testament was introduced. Later, Dilworth's spelling book was 
used, and afterwards Webster's and his Third part. 

From the settlement of the Town to the year 1741 it appears 
that one half of the expense of the Schools was defrayed from 
the Town Treasury, and the other half was assessed on the pupils. 



EDUCATION. 103 

Iii 1741 the General Assembly granted to the Town of Dur- 
ham a certain sum derived from the Sale of five Townships of 
land. In 1765, certain sums of money from the excise on spirits, 
were appropriated to schooling, amounting to £30,14,4. These 
two sums now amount to $739.42, the interest upon which has 
been annually applied to schooling down to the present time. 
This is called the common bond money. 

In 1775, Ebenezer Robinson deeded to Elihu Chauncey and 
his heirs in trust, a piece of land five rods square, on the " Cor- 
ner of his Green lot," for any of the inhabitants to build a school 
house. The Centre School House now stands upon this ground. 

In 1780, Ebenezer Robinson, willed to the Town of Durham, 
about three acres of land for a Burying Ground, the profits of 
which were to be applied to the centre school, both before and 
after it shall be used for a Burying Ground. At the same time 
said Robinson willed to the inhabitants of the Town of Durham 
£100 lawful money for a school to be kept at the centre school 
house eleven months in the year. 

In 1787 a portion of the donation, namely £39, was vested in 
Ohio lands. These lands were sold and the Report of the selling 
committee was made 1835, that the avails in their hands amounted 
to $892. This added to the other portions of the £100 makes 
the sum of $1152.18 the interest on which, $69.13, has been ap- 
plied to the Centre School agreeably to the will. 

The third source from which money is received for schooling 
is the state appropriation, on the first of October about $147.00, 
on the first of March $314.00. 

There is also received on the first of October annually from 
the Town deposite fund $171.90. The aforesaid moneys, in all 
$746.39, are annually divided on the scholars between the age 
of four and sixteen, amounting to about three hundred and 
twenty. 

Select Schools have been kept in Durham from time to time in 
private houses, or in the Academy on the Green, and in the Acad- 
emy in the north part of the town. 

THE BOOK COMPANY. 

The Book Company of Durham was instituted on the 30th 
day of October, Anno Domini 1733. This it is supposed, was the 



104 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

first established in the colony. The original founders were namely, 
Col. Elihu Chauncey, Capt. Nathaniel Sutlief, Mr. Huit 
Strong, Mr. Samuel Seaward, Capt. Ebenezer Guernsey, 
Lieut. Nathaniel Seaward, Mr. Thomas Eobinson, and Capt. 
Robert Fairchild. The formation of the company was by the 
following agreement' made and subscribed by the founders and 
afterwards by their associates. 

Articles of the Book Company of Durham, Oct. 30, 1733. 
" Forasmuch as the subscribers hereof, being desirous to improve 
our leisure hours, in enriching our minds in useful and profitable 
knowledge by reading, do find ourselves unable to so do, for the 
want of suitable and proper books. Therefore, that we may be 
the better able to furnish ourselves with a suitable, and proper 
collection of books for the above said end, we do each of us unite 
together, and agree to be coparcenors in company together by the 
name of The ' Book Company of Durham,' 'united to buy books, 
and we do agree and covenant with each other ; and it is hereby 
covenanted and agreed upon, by each of us, the subscribers 
hereof, that we ourselves and successors will be in future a society 
or company of coparcenors united for said end, viz. to buy books, 
and we will each of us so often as we shall agree by our major 
vote, bear our equal parts in advancing any sum or sums of money 
at any time as a common stock to be laid out for such books, as 
shall be agreed upon by the major vote of the company, to en- 
large our Library, and in pursuance of said design, we have each 
of us put into one stock the sum of twenty shillings, which is 
already laid out according to our Direction in purchasing books, 
which books shall be kept as a common stock Literary for the 
use of said compan}", by some meet person, whom we shall choose, 
each member having one equal right in said Library, and the use 
of the same under such regulations, as we shall agree upon." 

In addition to this were sixty by-laws, carefully and j udiciously 
drawn up, which with the preamble was signed on the 30th of 
October, Anno Domini 1733, in the seventh reign of our sove- 
reign Lord George second, King, &c. In the order of subscrip- 
tion, the following names are signed." 

1. Elihu Chauncey, 2. Nathaniel Sutliff, 3. Huit Strong, 4. Sam- 
uel Seaward, 5. Joseph Sanford, 6. Ebenezer Guernsey, 7. Na- 
thaniel Seaward, 8. Thomas Robinson, 9. Robert Fairchild, 10. 



EDUCATION.* 105 

Azariah Beach, 11. Ezra Baldwin, 12. John Parmalee, 13. Will- 
iam Johnson, 14. Samuel Fairchild, 15. James Curtis, Jun, 16. 
John Camp, Jun., 17. Job Wheeler, 18. Moses Parsons, 19. Itha- 
mar Parsons, 20. Richard Spelman, 21. Abel Beach, 22. Joseph 
Coe, 23. Daniel Merwin, Jun, 24. John Camp 2d, 25. Bryan Ros- 
seter. 

In 1747, new by-laws, and articles of agrement were made, 
and new names were added, among which were, Israel Burrit, 
Noah Lyman, Thomas Lyman, Israel Camp, Benjamin Wells, 
Abraham Bartlet, and Elnathan Chauncey as possessing the right 
of Robert Fairchild. Col. Chauncey continued to be clerk and 
library keeper until 1782, when he resigned the office and Mr. 
Bridgman Guernsey was elected to that office. The number of 
rights at that time was sixty-three. 

A standing Committee on the Library was appointed, namely, 
Rev. Elizur Goodrich, Capt. Elnathan Chauncey, Mr. Benjamin 
Picket and Mr. Thomas Lyman. 

In January, 1787, Mr. Lemuel Guernsey was appointed Libra- 
rian in place of Bridgman Guernsey, resigned. 

Nov. 25, 1788. The New Library Company was formed in 
connection with the old. A new constitution was formed under 
which Rev. Elizur Goodrich was chosen clerk, Elnathan Chaun- 
cey, Librarian ; General James Wadsworth, the Rev. Elizur 
Goodrich, Mr. Thomas Lyman, Capt, Medad Strong and Mr. 
John Curtis, Jun., were chosen standing committee. 

In forming the New Library the rights of the Old were carefully 
respected, and half the money received for the purchase of books 
was appropriated to the Old Library. 

Dec. 1, 1794, Capt. Elnathan Chauncey resigned the office of 
Librarian, and Gen. James Wadsworth was appointed Librarian. 

On Death of Rev. Elizur Goodrich, Mr. Elnathan Camp was 
chosen clerk, Dec. 4, 1797. 

Dec. 2, 1799, Rev. David Smith was chosen clerk in place of 
Elnathan Camp, resigned. 

Dec. 1816, Charles Camp was appointed Librarian. 

Dec. 1839, Worthington Chauncey was appointed Librarian. 

Feb. 1856, the Book Company was dissolved, and the books 
sold at vendue. 

The Durham Book Company was, as stated to Dr. Goodrich 

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106 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

by Col. Chauncey, the first of the kind established in the Colony, 
though many were established afterwards. It was patronized by 
President Clapp and the Fellows of Yale College, by Rev. Sam- 
uel Johnson, D. D., President of King's College, New York, by 
Dr. Sherlock of London, through Rev. Ichabod Camp. President 
Stiles was a member of the company. The most intelligent 
men in the town belonged to it. The number and character of 
the books reflected honor upon the town. For nearly a century 
the books were circulated extensively through the town, and 
being read in the families nourished, for two or three generations, 
strong men who understood important subjects, in the various 
elevated branches of human knowledge. It was this Library 
that helped to make the voice of Durham potent in the Legisla- 
ture for sixty or eighty years. It was this Library that helped 
to make the two first clergymen eminent. It was this Library 
that helped to refine the manners of the people, and which gave 
their high character to the emigrants from Durham. It was this 
Library that gave a high character to the schools, and which cre- 
ated a taste of a liberal education, which for a long time charac- 
terized the town. 

But for the last twenty or twenty-five years of its existence it 
ceased to be attractive to the mass of the people. Newspapers, 
light reading and party politics, took the place of solid books, 
so that the Library was neglected, and Durham lost in some de- 
gree its high standing among the other towns. 

THE ETHOSIAN LIBRARY. 

About the time of the formation of the Federal constitution, 
1787, a society called the Ethosian, was organized by some of the 
young men, and middle aged people of Durham and Middlefield. 
" The object of it was to obtain knowledge, encourage industry, 
and the moral virtues, and to make good members of society." 

This it proposed to do by discussing questions, and reading 
books which it embodied in the Library, for circulation among 
its members who owned rights in it. In the discussions, and in 
some of tbe books, there was a good deal of freedom of thought, 
so much so indeed, that some well meaning men in Durham be- 
came alarmed. I have never learned that Dr. Goodrich or any 
of the intelligent and liberal minded men in the town expressed 



EDUCATION. 107 

any apprehension about it. Noah Talcott, afterwards a leading 
merchant in New York, was the secretary. The society was dis- 
solved in 1793. The Library company continued to exist, and 
books for twenty or thirty years were drawn from it by the mem- 
bers. It was kept at Mr. Bridgman Guernsey's, one of the most 
respectable men in town, and was afterwards removed to Mr. 
Thomas Lyman's. I drew books from it not unfrequently, as 
from the other Library, and with advantage. The discussions in 
the society were sustained by speakers on both sides of impor- 
tant questions in morals and religion as in Colleges. Books, too, 
on both sides of important questions were in the Library, some 
of which were supposed to be of a dangerous tendency. 

After party spirit in politics and religion began to run high in 
Durham and Middlefield, some odium was cast upon the society 
and the Library, as if they were infidel in their character. Public 
opinion was divided, as may be seen in the "Report of the case 
of Joshua Stow vs. Sherman Converse for Libel." Like the 
other Libraries the books in it long since ceased to be read. 
When Libraries were in fashion at one period, the boys of six 
or eight years of age established a library. It was kept at Mr. 
Gillum's by Anson Gillum. He resided in a house just east of 
Mrs. Blatchley's house. 

MEN LIBERALLY EDUCATED. 

The first who was liberally educated from the town of Dur- 
ham, was the Rev. William Seward, son of Deacon William 
Seward and Damaris Seward. He was born July 27, 1712, and 
received his degree of Bachelor of . Arts in Yale College in the 
class of 1734. He was ordained at North Killingworth, Jan. 18, 
1738, and died 1782, after a ministry of 44 years. Possessing 
good natural talents, though he spent a portion of his time in 
manual labor, his acquisitions were respectable. As he preached 
without notes in the latter part of his life, his sermons may not 
have possessed all the correctness of written sermons. To all his 
people he was a father and a friend and from them he received 
continually the expressions of affection and esteem. And he had 
abundant reason to rejoice in the belief that the evangelical truth 
which he loved himself, took effect on the hearts and lives of the 
people of his charge, who in their turn remembered him with 



108 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

gratitude as their first minister, as one, too, who was a minister 
of God for good for many generations. 

It is understood that all the early graduates from Durham 
fitted for college with Mr. Chauncey. 

Maj. Gen. Phinehas Lyman was the son of Noah Lyman and 
Elizabeth — Lyman of Durham, grand son of Thomas Lyman 
and Ruth (Baker) Lyman of Northampton, who was widow of 
Joseph Baker and daughter of William Holten, gr. gr. son of 
Richard Lyman of Windsor, Conn., and Hepzibah (Ford) Lyman, 
daughter of Thomas Ford, gr. gr. gr. son of Richard Lyman, 
emigrant from High Ongar, England, in Rev'd John Elliot's 
company to Roxbury, Mass., with his wife Sarah. 

Gen'l Phinehas Lyman was baptized at Durham, March 6th, 
1615-16. At Yale College he was one of the Berkley scholars 
of the class of 1738, and remained at College, and the next year, 
1739, he was appointed Tutor. During his Tutorship he studied 
law — probably with Daniel Edwards, Esq., and was admitted to 
the Bar. He settled at Sufneld, then a new town, where he kept 
a law school. He was endowed with great abilities, and soon 
rose to distinguished eminence in his profession. Sufneld was 
then reckoned as a part of Massachusetts, and Mr. Lyman was 
at the head of the bar of Hampshire County. Col. John Wor- 
thington, of Springfield, and Major Joseph Hawley, of North- 
ampton, were his pupils. Through the instrumentality of Mr 
Lyman, Suffield, Enfield and Somers, were removed from the 
jurisdiction of Massachusetts and transferred to that of Connec- 
ticut. In 1750, Mr. Lyman was chosen Representative to the 
General Assembly of Connecticut, and in 1753, Assistant. In 
1755, he was appointed Major General and Commander-in-chief 
of the 5,000 Connecticut forces, and the actual commander of the 
American forces raised and sent to the Canadian war. In the 
important battle of Lake George, Sir William Johnson having 
received a slight wound early retired from the field, and General 
Lyman not only planned all the strategy of the battle but for 
five hours overlooked, comprehended and directed, with the con- 
summate coolness and skill all the varying changes of that event- 
ful fight, and guided it on to success and victory. For this John- 
son was made a Baronet and received £5,000, while Lyman, who 
bore the burthen and heat of the day, and achieved the victory 



EDUCATION. 109 

by his matchless coolness and skill, hardly received an empty 
fame. 

Gen. Lyman was also with Lord Amherst at the capture of 
Crown Point, and in 1758, with Abercrombie and also with. Lord 
Howe when he was killed. He commanded also the Provincial 
troops in the expedition to Havanna. He had so high a reputa- 
tion for wisdom, bravery, integrity, military skill and daring, 
that he, most unfortunately, was induced by some persons high 
in office to visit England, in hopes of receiving some reward for 
the brilliant services which he had rendered his country. He 
went as the agent of a company styled Military adventurers, to 
obtain a tract of land on the Mississippi and the Yazoo rivers, 
which they proposed to colonize. 

He went confident of success, and danced attendance for many 
long, weary, unrequited years on the British ministry,w hich put 
him off from time to time till he learned how disastrous it was 
for a New England man to seek redress at an English court. He 
tasted the bitter and ruinous cup to the dregs, and after eleven 
long years of patient waiting, he returned wasted in health, spirit 
and fortune and deeply in debt. He returned in 1774 to find all 
that was beautiful and hopeful when he left for England withered 
and blasted with an irretrievable ruin. 

He went down to the territory which he had obtained, broken 
in health and spirits and ready to die. He reached West Flor- 
ida, where he ended his days at the beginning of the Kevolu- 
tionry war, in 1775. See President Dwight's Travels. 

He married Eleanor D wight, aunt to President Dwight, and 
daughter of Timothy Dwight, of Northampton, Oct. 7th, 1742. 
Their children were Phinehas, born Sept. 21, 1743 ; Gamaliel 
Dwight, April 4, 1745 ; Thaddeus, March 16, 1746 ; Thompson, 
Nov. 10, 1752, died Aug. 9, 1755 ; Oliver, Jan. 22, 1755; Eleanor, 
Dec. 13, 1756 ; Experience, Nov., 1758 ; Thompson, Dec. 22, 1760. 

Phinehas Lyman, who graduated 1763, holding the highest 
place in social position in his class, was the eldest son of Gen'l 
Phinehas Lyman of Suffield, Y. C, 1738, and Eleanor (Dwight) 
Lyman, daughter of Col. Timothy Dwight, of Northampton, Mass. 
Phinehas Lyman, Jun., was born at Suffield, Sept. 21st, 1743. 
The history of his father so disastrous in its latter years, is well 
known. Phinehas Lyman, Jr., while a youth, soon after taking 



110 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

his first degree at Yale, received a commission in the British 
army. That commission was given up for the study of the law, 
which he pursued waveringly under an expectation early en- 
tertained, that he was to remove to a distant country where he 
was to enjoy the rewards of the extraordinary services rendered 
by his father to the Mother Country. This irresolution, increased 
by long suspense resulting from the protracted absence of his 
father in England, and the weariness of hope deferred in an ar- 
dent but irresolute mind, issued in a broken heart and confirmed 
delirium. He was carried b}^ his father to West Florida, on his 
return, in hope of recovering his health, but he died soon after 
he landed in that country ; unmarried, in the year 1775. 

Nathaniel Chauncey, Esq., second son of the Rev. Na- 
thaniel Chauncey, born Jan. 26th, 1720, was graduated at Yale 
College, 1740. He resided at Middletown Upper Houses, where 
he was much respected as a gentleman of strong good sense, of 
much general information and strict integrity. He was in the 
Commission of the Peace when the county was formed, and con- 
tinued to be so until his death, September 3, 1798, in the 78th 
year of his age. He married, 1st, Mary Stocking ; 2d, Susan- 
nah Gilbert. His children by his first wife were, 1st, John 
Stocking, a Light horseman in the American Army; he was 
killed by British Cavalry after he had surrendered. 2d. Sarah ; 
3d, Mary ; 4th, Abigail ; 5th, Nathaniel, father of Henry Chaun- 
cey of New York, Michael Chauncey of Hartford, and John 
Chauncey of Western New York ; 6th, Catharine. 

Elnathan Chauncey, the third and youngest son of Eev. 
Nathaniel Chauncey, was born September 10th, 1724. In com- 
pany with his brother Nathaniel he pursued his studies under his 
father's instruction, and entered Yale College in 1739. He took 
his first degree in 1743. He studied Divinity until 1745, when 
he was licensed to preach the Gospel. He received a call to 
settle in North Guilford and in some other places, but he de- 
clined a settlement. His father beginning to feel the infirm- 
ities of age, requested him to remove to Durham and take 
care of him, and as an inducement made him generous offers. 
" From his filial affection he gave up a settlement in his profes- 
sion," and devoted himself to agriculture. Mr. Chauncey is 
spoken of as possessing much information, great equanimity of 



EDUCATION. Ill 

temper, and gentleness of feeling and fine social qualities. He 
was a good scholar and an acceptable preacher. He retained his 
license and preached occasionally until advanced age. Dr. Field 
remembers that he preached in East Guilford in 1791. He died 
May 4th, 1796. 

His wife was Elizabeth, the daughter of Kev. William Wor- 
thington of Saybrook, and the widow of Col. Samuel Gale. 
They had four children. 1. Nathaniel William, born September 
12th, 1761, died January 29, 1840. 2. Catharine, born August 
6th, 1764, was married to Reuben Rose Fowler, the father of the 
writer ; died April 12th, 1841. 3. Elnathan Elihu died when 
four years old. 4. Worthington Gallup. Asa Worthington Gale, 
the son of Mrs. Chauncey, died at Cape Francois, August 14th, 
1772, aged about 16. Benjamin Gale, the second son, was in the 
Battle of Bunker Hill ; commanded a vessel for some years, sail- 
ing to the West Indies ; was washed overboard in a storm from 
a ship in which he had taken passage from the East Indies to 
New York, in 1796 or 7, aged about 39 years. 

The Rev. Ichabod Camp, son of John Camp, was graduated 
at Yale College, 1743. He became an Episcopal minister, and 
divided his labors between Middletown and Wallingford, from 
1753 to 1760, when he removed to Louisburg, Virginia. Some 
years afterwards he was murdered by his son-in-law. He was a 
man of excellent character and principles. His wife, Mrs. Con- 
tent Camp, died while he officiated in Middletown, and on a tablet 
in the church her name was placed. 

Daniel Lyman, the son of , was born 1722. In college, 

he was one of the New Light associates of David Brainard, John 
Cleaveland and others. After taking his degree in 1745, from 
1747 to 1752 he was the Steward of Yale College. He studied 
law and was a magistrate and Representative of New Haven. 
He was a member of the Common Council. He died at New 
Haven, Aug., 1788. He married first, June 6th, 1748, Sarah 
Whiting, daughter of Col. Joseph Whiting of New Haven. She 
died Aug. 1st, 1751. He married second, June 25th, 1752, 

Sarah Miles of New Haven ; she died . He married third, 

Eleanor (Fairchild) Benedict, in 1768. She died March 23d, 
1825, aged 95. 
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112 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

was a younger brother of Daniel Lyman the last mentioned, and 
they pursued their college course together. He was born 1728. 
He joined his brother at the New Light meetings at the rooms of 
David Brainard and John Cleveland, during the revival of 1742. 

He was associated in business with his brother at New Haven, 
and he lived with him. It is supposed that he also studied law 
and was in company with his brother. 

He died unmarried, leaving his brother his sole executor and 
legatee, at New Haven, August, 1758. 

Noah Parsons, son of Simeon Parsons, graduated at Yale 
College, 1747. The following is his epitaph: "In memory of 
Noah Parsons, A. M. A gentleman of a sprightly mind im- 
proved by a liberal education at Yale College, at which he was 
sometime a Tutor. The fair prospects of his youth were soon 
clouded by disorder of body, which continuing several years, 
he took a voyage to West India for the recovery of his 
health, and died at the Island of Hispaniola, May, 1774, in the 
37th year of his age. 

Ebenezer Guernsey graduated in Yale College in 1757, was 
licensed to preach, and after preaching three months as a candi- 
date in Pittsfield, Mass., received a call to settle, conditionally. 
This call he negatived but supplied the pulpit further on proba- 
tion and was invited a second time to settle. This call he also 
declined in 1761. He returned to Durham and died in 1763. 
The following is his epitaph : 

In memory of Ebenezer Guernsey, A. M. In literary accom- 
plishments an honor to his education ; constant and cheerful in 
all duty, benevolent to all mankind, a tender relative and faith- 
ful friend. After a lingering sickness, in full hope of glory, he 
died October 24th, 1763, in the 26th year of his age, much be- 
loved and lamented. 

Rev. Roger Newton, D. D., was born in Durham, May 23d, 
A. D., 1737. He was a descendant of the Rev. Roger Newton, 
minister, first of Farmington and afterwards of Milford, and he 
inherited the virtues of that excellent man. His parents were 
Mr. Abner and Mrs. Mary Newton. They were respected for 
their prudence and piety, and their discreet management of their 
domestic concerns, and the virtuous education of their children. 
The subject of this notice was the youngest of five sons. He 



EDUCATION. 113 

received the advantages of a liberal education at Yale College in 
the class of 1758. His distinguished success in his studies pre- 
pared him for that long series of labors in which he served Christ 
and the Church more than fifty years. 

He was ordained the pastor of the Church and congregation in 
Greenfield, Mass., on the 13th of November, 1761. He continued 
in the discharge of the duties of his office with much reputation 
and to the general acceptance of his people, until a few years be- 
fore his death, when he was relieved from the more active duties 
of his profession by a colleague pastor, the Rev. Gamaliel Olds, 
afterwards a professor in Amherst College. He received the de- 
gree of Doctor of Divinity from Dartmouth College in 1804. 

In 1762 he was united in marriage with Miss Abigail Hall of 
Middletown. They had five sons and three daughters. Roger, 
Isaac 1st, Isaac 2d, Abigail, married Rev. Mr. Lambert, Susannah 
1st, Ozias Hall, Susannah 2d, married Proctor Pierce. Dr. New- 
ton died December 10th, 1816, in the 80th year of his age and 
the 56th of his ministry. He was a man of uncommon strength 
of mind and of a pacific disposition, and was much employed as 
a counselor in cases of difficulty in churches. Few ministers 
have lived in more harmony with their people or have left behind 
them a more precious memory than this man of God. See Pan- 
oplist, Vol. 13. p. 189. 

Roger Newton, the eldest son of Dr. Newton was a gradu- 
ate of Yale College in the class of 1785. When a Tutor in that 
Institution, he fell a victim to the consumption, at the age of 
twenty-six. From the Oration delivered at his death, by Barna- 
bas Bidwell, a fellow Tutor, it appears that he was a gentleman 
of great excellence of character and of great promise in the pro- 
fession of law which he had chosen. 

Several excellent people removed from Durham to Greenfield 
about the time when Dr. Newton was settled. The Hon. Rejoice 
Newton, of Worcester, Mass., is the descendant of one of these. 
He was graduated at Dartmouth College, 1807. Another de- 
scendant of one of the Newton family, was the Hon. Daniel Wells, 
of Cambridge, Mass. He was Senator in the State Legisla- 
ture ; and District Attorney for the four western counties. He 
was Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in Massachu- 
setts. Another descendant of the same family was the Hon. 

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114 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

James Alvord. He was a graduate of Dartmouth College in the 
class of 1827 ; studied in the Law School in New Haven ; was 
Senator in the State Legislature ; died while he was a member of 
Congress elect, in 1838 or 9. He was regarded as a man of great 
promise. His brother, Daniel Wells Alvord, graduated in Union 
College, 1835, and is now a lawyer in Greenfield. Jesse Newton, 
another descendant of an emigrant from Durham, entered Yale 
College, and died while a member of the Sophomore Class, not 
far from the year 1820. The emigrants from Durham to Green- 
field and their descendants, have been the friends of order, edu- 
cation, and religion. 

Samuel Johnson took the degree of Bachelor of Arts at Yale 
College in 1769. In his printed "testimony " signed by his own 
hand, he states that his parents were members of the Congrega- 
tional church ; that he studied Theology with Dr. Goodrich and 
others ; was licensed to preach in Pittsfield, Mass. ; was ordained 
at New Lebanon, Nov. 1772, and continued pastor of the church 
there three years and a half; was dismissed and removed to 
West Stockbridge, where he says he became acquainted with one 
Talmadge, a shaker ; was pleased with his religion, and joined 
the shakers in 1780, with his wife, and took his children with 
them. His wife by her "testimony," which she also signed, was 
as fully a shaker as he. Of his five children, one died in infancy 
before they joined the shakers, and one soon after, and three were 
brought up to be shakers. He died at New Lebanon, May 14th, 
1835, aged 91 years and 8 months. Elizabeth, his wife, when 24 
years of age was married to Mr. Johnson after he was settled at 
New Lebanon. She died August 5th, 1829, in the 81st year of 
her age. These facts were obtained from a letter to Eev. David 
D. Field, D. D., dated June, 1847, by Eev. Silas Churchill. 

The Hon. Charles Chauncey, LL. D., son of Col. Elihu 
Chauncey, was born May 30th, O. S. 1747, and died April 28th, 
1823. He early manifested a vigorous and rapid intellect, and 
intense application to the objects of his pursuit. His native 
powers were such, that without the advantages of a public edu- 
cation, he soon came forward to a commanding eminence in his 
profession. Having studied law, with James Abraham Hillhouse, 
Esq., he was admitted to the bar in November, 1768. In 1776, 
he was appointed Attorney for the State of Connecticut ; and in 



EDUCATION. 115 

1789, was placed on the bench of the Superior Court. As an 
advocate and a Judge, he satisfied the public, that he possessed 
powers and attainments of no ordinary character. In 1793, he 
resigned his seat on the bench, and retired from the business of 
the courts. From this time, he devoted himself, principally, to 
reading, superintending the education of his family, and giving 
lectures to a class of students at Law. In testimony of respect 
for his talents, his acquirements, and his public services, the hon- 
orary degree of Master of Arts was conferred on him by Yale 
College in 1777, and the degree of Doctor of Laws by Middlebury 
College, in 1811. His mind had not been roused to activity, 
merely by the pressure of business, or the calls of ambition. He 
was excited to unceasing exertion by an intense ardor which con- 
tinued with him through life. His thirst for knowledge was un- 
bounded. Few men have read so extensively ; or with so deep 
an interest. Scarcely any department of literature, of history, 
of civil policy, or of theology escaped his attention. The rich 
furniture of his mind, was manifest to all those who had the op- 
portunity of hearing him converse. In legal science, his inves- 
tigations were profound and original. He did not content him- 
self with treasuring up a confused mass of forms and precedents. 
The practice of the law, he delighted to reduce to the invariable 
principles of justice. The relations and connections of these, he 
traced in his lectures, with a kind of professional enthusiasm. 
This awakened the interest of his pupils ; among whom are 
numbered some of our ablest advocates and statesmen. On po- 
litical subjects, he had enlarged and liberal views. While he 
considered all rightful authority as proceeding from the people ; 
he saw the necessity of checks and balances, to give stability to 
government. 

But that in which he felt his own highest interests and those 
of his fellow men, to be involved, was religion. His intellectual 
endowments which were of so high an order, he believed to be 
given by his Creator, for high and holy purposes ; to be employed 
in obedience to the divine commands. He had long been direct- 
ing his views to that invisible state upon which he has now en- 
tered. But he did not consider his own unassisted understand- 
ing, as a sufficient guide, in preparing for the retributions of eter- 
nity. He sought for the light, which neither learning nor philos- 



116 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

ophy can bestow. He looked for a revelation from heaven, and 
he believed that he fonnd this revelation, in the volume which 
claims to be a message from God. In so momentous a concern, 
he was not satisfied to rest upon the opinions of others. He 
examined the evidences of Christianity for himself. He consult- 
ed the records of antiquity. He weighed the cavils of unbe- 
lievers, with the arguments which are adduced, in support of the 
scriptures. The result of his investigations, was a settled con- 
viction, that the Bible is indeed the word of God. 

But he did not confine his attention to the outworks of Chris- 
tianity. He was sensible that he was bound to inquire, not only 
whether God has made a revelation ; but what he has revealed. 
Though he had read, extensively, the works of able theologians, 
he was not disposed to call any man master. The tenets which 
he believed to be of the greatest importance, and the most clearly 
supported by scripture, were those in which the great body of 
protestant churches, are nearly agreed. Nor did he think it suf- 
ficient, to hold a system of speculative opinions merely. He 
knew that religion was intended, not only to enlighten the under- 
standing but to influence the heart, and appear in the life. He 
early made a public profession of his faith, and as he advanced 
in years, the effect of religious considerations, on his feelings, 
appeared to be more and more happy; inspiring him with grate- 
ful recollections of the past, and serene anticipations of the fu- 
ture. After he had reviewed, in his last sickness, with deep 
emotion, the kindness of Providence to himself and his family, 
the slumber of death came upon him gradually and gently, like 
the repose of the night, upon him who has faithfully performed 
and finished the labors of the day. 

His wife, Abigal Darling, daughter of Thomas Darling of New 
Haven, was born November 9th, 1746; died December 21th, 
1818. They had five children. Charles Chauncey, LL. D ; 
Elihu Chauncey, Esq. ; Nathaniel Chauncey, Esq. ; Sarah Chaun- 
cey, who was married to W. W. Woolsey, Esq., the father of 
President Woolsey ; and Abigail Chauncey, who died many years 
since. His three sons were graduates of Yale College. From 
President Day's obituary notice, Christian Spectator, Vol. 5, 336 p. 

Samuel Seward was graduated at Yale College 1762. The 
following is his epitaph : 



EDUCATION. 117 

" Mr. Samuel Seward, a gentleman of a liberal education and 
polite accomplishments, a kind relative, in friendship sincere, 
dear to his acquaintances, and benevolent to mankind, having 
acted an honorable part, in the instruction of youth, departed 
this life in the midst of public usefulness, on the 13 day of June, 
1773, in the 33 year of his age. 

Hope humbly then on trembling pinions soar, 
Wait the great teacher death and God adore." 

Hon. Chauncey Goodrich was the eldest child of Dr. Good- 
rich and was born at Durham, 1759. He was educated at Yale 
College of which he became a member in 1772, at the early age 
of thirteen; and although the youngest, it is recorded of him 
that "he shone foremost among his contemporaries." In 1779, 
he was chosen Tutor of the College, in which office he greatly 
endeared himself to his pupils, who in after years could well 
attest to the benefit of his able instructions. He left College for 
the Bar ; fixing his residence in Hartford, where the advantages 
of protracted study in the University were strikingly exemplified 
in his early becoming eminent as a Counsellor and Advocate. 

In 1793, he represented the town of Hartford in the Legislature 
of the State. The following year he was elected representative 
to the Congress of the United States, which office he continued to 
hold till 1800. The history of those times is well known. It 
was a period of turbulence and excitement ; when great wisdom 
and prudence were needful in the councils of the nation. To 
what ends the energies of his mind were directed, and what sta- 
tion he held in the deliberative assembly of his country, the Jour- 
nal of Debates sufficiently discloses. 

On retiring from Congress he resumed his profession, which for 
several years he pursued with great industry and reputation. 
Few men possessed a more thorough knowledge of jurisprudence, 
and seldom if ever did a practitioner of the Bar, hold justice, 
truth, and integrity in higher estimation, or exert a happier influ- 
ence to exact and improve the legal profession. In these respects 
he was a model. That was a high enconium, which was passed 
upon him some time after his decease. " His judgment was so 
guided by rectitude," said one who well knew him, "that of all 
men living he was perhaps the only one to whom his worst enemy 
(if enemy he had) would confide the decision of a controversy 
sooner than to his best friend." In 1802, he was chosen an As- 



118 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

sistant Counselor of the State, which office he retained until 1807 ; 
in which year, he was elected to the Senate of the United States. 
This was the station for which his learning, his wisdom, his po- 
litical sagacity and integrity peculiarly fitted him. " By his mod- 
eration he checked the presumption of party power ; the integrity 
of his soul gave efficacy to the powers of his understanding ; 
while the amenity of his manners bowed the stubbornness of po- 
litical will." Honored is that State which honors and exalts such 
men to public office. 

In 1812, he accepted the Mayoralty of the city of Hartford ; 
and the following year, having been elected Lieutenant Governor 
of his native State, he resigned his seat in the Senate of the Uni- 
ted States. The two last named offices he sustained at the time 
of his death. 

In the conjugal relation he was twice respectably connected, 
but those endearing ties were as often early broken. 

His death occurred on Friday the 18th of August, 1815, and 
was the consequence of an affection of the heart under which he 
had been laboring for several months. On the day of his death, 
however, he rode and walked — " cheerful, dignified, wise and ex- 
alted in character, as at any period of his worthy life." On his 
return from a ride of several miles he retired to his room, soon 
after which he expressed a feeling of faintness, and expired with 
a single groan. 

He was a firm believer in the truth and value of the Christian 
Religion. " Reasons of a peculiar nature," said the late venera- 
ble Dr. Strong in a discourse delivered on the occasion of his in- 
terment, " prevented him from making a public profession of his 
faith. These objections, however, were at length removed, and 
he died while an applicant for Christian privileges in the church" 
under the pastoral care of the above eminent divine. To the 
importance of vital piety, and to the value of the atoning sacrifice 
by Jesus Christ he bore full and solemn testimony. "A moral 
life, of itself," said he, "is nothing for the salvation of the soul. 
I have lived a moral life in the estimation of the world but in the 
sight of a holy God I feel myself to be full of moral defilement. 
If there were not an atonement I must be condemned and miser- 
able forever. Here my hope is staid. Sometimes a sense of my 
own imperfections sinks my spirits but generally I have a hope 



EDUCATION. 119 

that supports me ; at times I have rejoiced in God without fear 
and wished only to be in his hands and serve him." 

The Hon. Daniel Lyman, the son of Thomas Lyman and 
grandson of Deacon Thomas Lyman, and the brother of the late 
Thomas Lyman, was graduated in Yale College in the year 1776. 
In 1775, he with the class, or a large part of it, excited by the 
intelligence of the battle of Lexington, marched to Cambridge. 
Soon after his arrival an expedition was set on foot to take pos- 
session of Ticonderoga, Crown Point, and St. Johns. He re- 
ceived the commission of Captain for the occasion, and accom- 
panied Arnold and Ethan Allen in the enterprise, which proved ' 
successful. After this, he returned to New Haven to finish his 
collegiate course. With Chauncey Goodrich, his classmate, he 
received the Berkley bounty, which in this instance was divided 
between equals. In 1776 he received the appointment of Brigade 
Major. In the campaign he was engaged in an action in White 
Plains, in which his horse was killed under him. In the Spring 
of 1777, he was appointed Captain in Colonel Lee's regiment, one 
of the sixteen Congress regiments which served during the war. 
In the Spring of 1778, he was invited by General Heath to join 
his family as Aid, which invitation he accepted In the Spring 
i of 1778, he also received the appointment of Adjutant General 
of the Eastern Department. On the arrival of the French troops 
at Rhode Island, General Heath was ordered to receive Count 
Rochambeau. Colonel Lyman was dispatched on board the ship 
of the Admiral to welcome the gallant strangers to our shores. 
He had the gratification of being the first American officer who 
visited that ship and of being there received with the strongest 
demonstrations of regard. After the treason of Arnold, General 
Heath was ordered to the North River where Colonel Lyman re- 
mained with him during the war. 

Colonel Lyman commenced the practice of law in Newport, 
R. I., in which State he resided through a long and useful life. 
He sustained the character of an able advocate, and of a firm, 
intelligent, and high minded man. He was three years on the 
bench of the Superior Court. He retired from the practice of 
law many years before his death. He spent the latter part of his 
life at a pleasant seat, near Providence, where his youngest son, 
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120 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

lie had thirteen children, four sons and nine daughters. One of 
his daughters is the wife of Benjamin Hazard, another of Gov- 
ernor Arnold. In private life his deportment was the admiration 
of all who knew him. His sufferings in his last sickness he bore 
with the firmness of a soldier and the resignation of a Christian. 
He died on the 16th of October, 1830, in the 75th year of his age. 

Hon. Elizur Goodrich, LL. D., the second son of Dr. Good- . 
rich, was born on the 24th of March, 1761. At the age of four- 
teen he entered college, and completed his academical education 
in 1779. Soon after, he received the appointment of Tutor, in 
which office he continued two years, and then entered upon the 
profession of law at New Haven, which has since continued the 
place of his residence. 

Mr. Goodrich enjoyed the public confidence through a long 
life ; and few upon whom office has been bestowed have sustained 
its honors and responsibilities with greater credit, or with more 
uniform fidelity. His knowledge is of the most useful, because 
of the most practical character. He successively held the office 
of Collector of the Port of New Haven — of representative in 
Congress — of Assistant Counselor of his native State — of Judge 
of the County Court — and of Mayor of the city of his residence. 
For several years he was a Fellow of Yale College ; also Pro- 
fessor of Law, and the able and efficient Secretary of the Corpo- 
ration of that Institution. 

Mr. Goodrich was united in marriage with Miss Nancy W. 
Allen of Great Barrington, a lady of great intelligence and ac- 
complished manners. Three children were the fruit of this union, 
two sons and a daughter. The daughter, Mrs. Nancy G. Ells- 
worth, died about a year since at Lafayette, Indiana, at the resi- 
dence of her husband, the Hon. Henry L. Ellsworth. 

The eldest son, Elizur Goodrich, Esq., is a much respected 
Attorney at Law in Hartford. The second son, Eev. Chauncey 
A. Goodrich, D. D., was for many years a distinguished Professor 
in Yale College. 

Lemuel Guernsey was graduated in Yale College in the class 
of 1782, and died soon after he had taken his degree. The in- 
scription on his monument says, " by an unblemished reputation, 
and improved public education, he bade fair for usefulness." 

Samuel Goodrich, third son of Dr. Elizur Goodrich, was born 



EDUCATION. 121 

on the 12th of January, 1763. While a member of College, he 
became hopefully pious, and thus early decided upon the min- 
istry as a profession. He graduated in 1783, and after a course 
of Theological study, was ordained at Eidgefield, Conn., on the 
6th of July, 1786. Under his pastoral care the church and so- 
ciety of Eidgefield flourished, and he became an instrument of 
extensive good. He was often called to aid in the settlement of 
ecclesiastical difficulties, for which he was peculiarly fitted by his 
extensive knowledge of mankind, and by his plain, practical 
sense. On the 22d of January, 1811, he was dismissed from his 
charge at Eidgefield, at his own request ; and on the 29th of May 
following he was installed at Worthington. Here he continued 
in the active and successful duties of the ministry for nearly 
twenty-four years. In 1831, Eev. Ambrose Edson was settled 
with him as a colleague ; but the health of both not long after 
failing, they were at their mutual request dismissed. Mr. Good- 
rich, however, was able for sometime occasionally to preach, and 
which he did to several vacant churches to great acceptance. 

In 1784, Mr. Goodrich married Elizabeth Ely, daughter of 
Col. John Ely of Saybrook. She survived him about two years. 
Their children were ten in number, eight of whom were living 
at the time of his death, and seven of whom were professors of 
religion. Two of his children died in infancy. 

For several years Mr. Goodrich had been occasionally afflicted 
with gout ; which in its attacks was more frequent and more 
serious as he advanced in life. His last sickness was short, and 
as the disease early affected his brain, he was favored with but 
few lucid intervals. But during these he manifested a full knowl- 
edge of his danger and a willingness to depart. A short period 
before his death, he revived so considerably as to distinguish his 
friends and to express his strong confidence in God. "My soul," 
said he, " is on the Eock of Ages, and my confidence in God is 
as firm as the everlasting mountains." " Yet," he continued 
after a short pause, "in myself I am a poor creature." On Sab- 
bath evening, April 19th, 1835, he expired. 

Mr. Goodrich lived and died a Christian. As a pastor he was 
greatly beloved ; as a minister of Jesus Christ he was eminently 
successful. Several seasons of revival occurred under his min- 
istry both during his residence at Eidgefield and Worthington. 

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122 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Many still live to whom lie was a spiritual Father, and who 
cherish his memory as " a good man," and a kind and faithful 
shepherd. 

In the language of one who knew him well, "he possessed 
many excellent qualities as a man and a minister. His judgment 
was accurate, being founded on an extensive acquaintance with 
men and manners, and a long study of the human heart. He 
readily discerned the springs of action, and knew well how to 
approach his fellow men in regard to objects which he wished to 
accomplish. He did not misjudge in respect to means or ends. 
He was remarkable for his practical good sense and an acquaint- 
ance with common and therefore useful things. His understand- 
ing was rather solid than brilliant, and his knowledge seemed to 
be in wide and diversified surveys, and was gathered from many 
a field, rather than contracted to a point, or derived from pro- 
longed investigation of particular subjects. Hence his sermons 
were plain, instructive exhibitions of truth and shared his varied 
information and practical good sense." "During the last few 
years of his life he preached with increased fervency, spirit and 
solemnity." 

How highly he prized the Scriptures may be gathered from a 
memorandum in his family Bible as follows: " 1806, began to 
read the Bible in course in the family and completed it the thir- 
teenth time, Oct. 29th, 1883. The years are specified in which 
he each time completed the reading: "1809 — 12 — 14 — 16 — 21 
—23—25—27—28—30—32—33." Such a man we might well 
expect to hear say, as he said on the eve of his departure — adop 
ting the language of the Psalmist — " Though I walk through the 
valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil, for thou art 
with me, — thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." 

His eldest son, the Eev. Charles A. Goodrich, and the second 
son, Samuel G. Goodrich, Esq., are both extensively known as 
Authors ; the latter wrote the works ascribed to Peter Parley. 
The eldest daughter, was married first to Amos Cook, Esq., 
of Banbury, and afterwards to the Hon. Frederick Wolcott 
of Litchfield ; the second to the Eev. Noah Coe ; the third, 
known as the editor of the Mother's Magazine, was married 
to Eev. Samuel Whittlesey ; the fourth, to Mr. Dunbar, a lawyer 



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in "Worthington ; the fifth to Nathaniel Smith, Esq., of Wood- 
bury ; the sixth to the Eev. Mr. Mead. 

Elihu Chauncey Goodeich, Esq, a name derived from his 
maternal Grandfather, was the fourth child of Dr. Goodrich, 
and was born September 16th, 1764. He also received his edu- 
cation at Yale College, from which Institution he graduated in 
1784, with the reputation of a sound scholar. He devoted himself 
to the profession of law, engaging at times, as interest and incli- 
nation prompted, in the purchase and sale of western lands. His 
residence was at Cleveland, N. Y. His death occurred in 1802, 
and was occasioned by fever induced by injudiciously bathing, 
during an excursion on the western lakes. He was never mar- 
ried. 

Ebenezer Belknap, graduated at Yale College, 1785 ; spent 
the last years of his life in New York. 

Eobert Spelman graduated at Yale College, 1785. 

Charles Augustus Goodrich, the fifth son, was born March 
2d, 1768. Like his brothers, he was liberally educated, and took 
his bachelors degree in 1786. In constitution he was less vigor- 
ous than the other sons, but to a fine taste and poetical genius he 
united a disposition the most affectionate, and manners the most 
persuasive. Before leaving College he had chosen the ministry 
as a profession, for which he was well fitted, both on account of 
his piety, his love of learning and the native kindness of his 
heart. Soon after, however, and by reason of too close applica- 
tion to study, his nervous system became seriously affected, and 
which in a few months induced a permanent derangement of his 
mental powers. This prevented the further prosecution of his 
profession, and cast for the remainder of his life a cloud over his 
otherwise cheerful prospect. For several years he resided with 
his brother at Ridgefield, in whose family he was generally able 
to mingle, but at intervals was subject if not to protracted, to se- 
vere paroxisms of his malady. With a constitution so delicately 
formed, and possessing a heart naturally full of the generous sym- 
pathies of our nature, his sufferings in the aggregate were by no 
means small. Yet he had, beside the uniform kindness and ten- 
der sympathy of friends, other sources of alleviation. He 
abounded in prayer, and often were his supplications couched in 
language most fervent and importunate. And in the midnight 



124 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

watches members of the family were not unfrequently awakened 
by his strains of music so sweet and so plaintive as to prevent 
sleeping for hours. 

In the very conclusion of his life the divine goodness was con- 
spicuous toward him and his friends. The cloud which had 
long enveloped his mind was withdrawn, and he was able to con- 
verse with calmness and composure of his approaching departure. 
The Sun of Kighteousness now shone brightly and joyfully upon 
him — the pledge and presage to him of a residence in a world 
where reason is never dethroned, and the affections of the soul 
are never benumbed. His death occurred in 1804. 

The Eev. Joseph E. Camp received his first degree in Yale 
College, 1787. Before the settlement of the Eev. John Elliott 
in East Guilford he was employed to preach to the people, some 
of whom became very much attached to him. He was subse- 
quently settled in a parish in Litchfield, where he was pastor 42 
years. He died in 1838. His son, the Rev. Albert B. Camp, is 
settled in Bristol. 

James Wadsworth, Esq., the son of John Noyes Wads- 
worth, who was the brother of Gen. James Wadsworth, was born 
the 20th of April, 1763, and received his degree of Bachelor of 
Arts in Yale College, 1787. The adoption of the Federal con- 
stitution, by creating confidence in the strength of the Govern- 
ment, opened new fields of enterprise. " Massachusetts and New 
York had compromised their claim to the country west of the 
Seneca lake ; the former acquiring the right of soil and the latter 
that of jurisdiction ; and Massachusetts in a happy hour for the 
prosperity of New York, had sold her wide territory to the Co- 
partnership long known on the map of New York under the 
name of Gorham and Phelps." Col. Wadsworth of Hartford, 
having obtained large tracts under them proposed to James and 
his brother William, that they should take an interest in his pur- 
chase, by buying a part, and of becoming his agents for the man- 
agement of the remainder. Their purchase of him was made in 
what is now known as the townships of Geneseo and Avon, on 
the eastern banks of the Genesee river. 

In the year 1790 they commenced their enterprising journey 
for their future home. In the language of professor Renwick, 
" Little Falls on the Mohawk formed the extreme limit of con- 



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tinuous cultivation in the State of New York. The Indian trade 
enabled two white families to earn a scanty support at each of the 
two places where Utica and Geneva now stand, and Canadaguia 
was the seat of the land office of Phelps and Gorham. With 
these exceptions the whole country was a wilderness, rendered 
more dreary by the excited minds of the Indians. With great 
energy and perseverance, with great address and good judgment 
they met the difficulties which they encountered in their journey 
and their first residence. The success which attended their ope- 
rations in drawing settlers to their own lands and those of which 
they were agents, attracted the attention of other parties who 
held property of the same description, and from their confidence 
in the personal address and business talent of James, they re- 
quested him to undertake a mission to England in 1796, to in- 
terest capitalists in the lands in Western New York. This mis- 
sion he successfully accomplished. From the increase of popu- 
lation, from the construction of the Erie canal, from the great 
good judgment in the investment of their gains chiefly in lands, 
they furnished as splendid an example of Agricultural success 
as our country has afforded. 

Mr. Wadsworth married in the year 1804, Naomi Wolcott of 
East Windsor, Conn. By this marriage he had several children, 
three of whom survived him, namely, James, William, and Eliz- 
abeth. From the high intelligence and refinement of himself 
and family, his home was made attractive and delightful. 

Mr. Wadsworth belonged to the Federal party while that had 
an existence, but he never was inclined to enter into political life. 
His great influence and his great wealth he employed successfully 
in promoting the cause of education. His influence was exerted 
in procuring the enactment of a law by which the Controller of 
the State of New York, was authorized to purchase and send to 
every school district a copy of Hall's Lectures on Teaching. It 
was gtated that at his own expense he published and distributed, 
the book entitled, "The School and the Schoolmaster," to every 
school district in the State of New York. Eeligious forms and 
observances were "treated by him with marked respect, and he 
was punctual in his attendance upon the stated Sunday service 
of the Presbyterian* church during the early years of his resi- 



126 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

dence in Genesee, and towards the close of his life upon those of 
the Episcopal church. He died on the 7th of June, 1844. 

General William Wadsworth was older than his brother 
James and died some years before him. He commanded a 
Brigade at the Battle of Queenstown, and honorable mention is 
made of him in Mansfield's life of General Scott, page 40, and 
in Armstrong's History of the War. 

John Wadsworth, Esq., the son of Colonel John Noyes 
Wadsworth who was a r brother of James and William, was grad- 
uated in Williams College in the class of 1802. Mr. Wadsworth 
having studied the profession of law, entered upon its practice 
in the city of New York, where he spent several years. An in- 
jury received from a boom of a vessel striking against his chest, 
brought on a consumption which terminated his life either in 
1815 or 1816, aged 35. He was intending to study for the min- 
istry. He was calm and dignified in view of death and yielded 
up his spirit to God in firm reliance on the atoning blood of his 
Great Redeemer. 

Mr. Wadsworth was united in marriage to Alice Colden Willet. 
They had three children. 1st, John W. Wadsworth, died in 
New York on the 6th of July, 1847. In the notice of his death 
in Michigan, where he had resided since 1835, he is mentioned 
as a man of great personal, and high intellectual endowments, that 
rendered him esteemed in life and in death much lamented. 
" He was a man of exemplary piety and died rejoicing in the 
hope of a blessed immortality." 2d, William Murray Wads- 
worth died in Savannah, Ga., April 13th, 1840, in the 27th year 
of his age. Having studied law in New Haven, " in the sum- 
mer of 1835, he commenced the practice of law in Munroe, Mich- 
igan, with nigh hopes and aspirations." In the spring of 1839, 
he was forced by disease to leave Munroe and return to his 
mother and sister for their kind offices and sympathy, and then 
to spend the winter of 1839-40 in Augusta, whence he was re- 
turning to New York, when death overtook him. He is spoken 
of as a young man of great promise. 3d, Susan Wadsworth is 
the wife of Rev. E. G. Smith. 

The Rev. Noah Coe, son of Charles Coe, Esq., was graduated 
in Yale College, 1808, and has been a pastor of a church in New 



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Hartford, N. Y., and in Greenwich, Conn. He now resides in 
New Haven. 

Eev. Timothy Tuttle, was born in East Haven, Nov. 29th, 
1781. His father was Joseph Tuttle of the fourth generation 
from William Tuttle, the Emigrant ancestor, who settled in New 
Haven, in 1638. His mother was Mary Granger, a daughter of 
Daniel Granger, a native of Suffield. With limited advantages 
in his early education and in his preparation for college, he grad- 
uated with honor in the class of 1808, in Yale College. He 
studied Theology with his pastor and classical preacher, Eev. 
Dr. Smith of Durham. 

He was ordained over the churches in North Groton and South 
Groton, Aug. 14th, 1811. He preached in these churches alter- 
nately on the Sabbath, until April, 1834, since which time he has 
confined his labors to North Groton, now called Ledyard. 
When he first came to that place the Society had been without a 
minister thirty-nine years. The Church had become extinct. 
The present church was formed Dec. 10th, 1810, consisting of 
four persons, with but one male member, and he died before 
another man was added. He was greatly blessed in his labors. 
During his ministry, there were five revivals of religion. He 
was a man of but few words, but he was a man of wisdom. He 
was wise to win souls, his words were fitly spoken, and they were 
like apples of gold. He lived to preach his fiftieth anniversary, 
sermon Aug. 14th, 1861, which was published, as were several 
sermons of his. 

I once enjoyed the opportunity of seeing him at his home. 
Immediately after leaving the tutorship at Yale College I went 
with Dr. Smith, who was one of the Corporation to collect funds 
for building the chapel for the College. On that excursion we 
spent a night at Mr. Tuttle's, who received us with great cordi- 
ality. We were delighted with the interest which he manifested 
in the object of our mission, and generously, according to his 
means, contributed to it. His family presented a beautiful pic- 
ture of domestic felicity. I have ever since considered him as 
a model minister of a certain type. 

His wife was .Mary Norton of Durham, daughter of Stephen 
Norton and Mary Merwin, his wife, and was born in Durham, 
Aug. 28th, 1783. She was married to Mr. Tuttle, Feb. 15th, 



128 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

1810, and died Feb. 14th, 1856. She was a woman of great ex- 
cellence of character, and contributed largely to her husband's 
usefulness, and respectability in his profession. 

He died on the 7th of June, 1864. Their children were 1st, 
the wife of N. B. Cook. 2d, the wife of Leonard Smith. 

The Kev. David Marsh Smith, graduated in Yale College in 

1811, was a pastor of a church in Lewiston, 1ST. Y., and a Teacher 
in a town on the Hudson, and is now in Princeton, N. J. 

The Eev. Elizur Goodrich Smith, a graduate in Yale Col- 
lege, 1822, studied Theology in New Haven ; was ordained in 
Ogdensburg, 1829 ; was editor of the Christian Spectator ; and is 
now in the Patent office at Washington. 

The Rev. Talcott Bates, son of Guernsey Bates, graduated 
at Yale College, 1823 ; studied Theology in New Haven, was 
settled in the ministry in Manlius, N. Y. ; died Oct. 24th, 1832, 
aged 30. Mr. Bates was a highly acceptable preacher, an amiable, 
useful and promising man, much beloved by his church and con- 
gregation, and much lamented. 

Rev. Henry Bates Camp, son of Dennis Camp and grandson 
of Elnathan Camp, graduated in Yule College, 1831 ; studied 
Theology and licensed to preach, was settled in Bradford, Mass., 
and has been employed as Teacher in the Asylum for the deaf 
and dumb in Hartford. He is the father of Major Henry Ward 
Camp, the "Knightly Soldier,'' whose interesting biography was 
prepared by Rev. H. Clay Trumbull. 

The Rev. D wight Seward, D. D., son of Col. Seth Seward, grad- 
uated in Yale College, 1831 ; was settled in the ministry in New 
Britain, and West Hartford, and Yonkers, N. Y., where he now 

resides. His son , a very promising young man died not 

long after graduating with honor in Hamilton College. 

Collins Stone, son of Deacon Timothy Stone, graduated in 
Yale College, 1832. He has been employed as a Teacher in the 
Asylum for the deaf and dumb in Hartford. 

James Wadsworth, the son of Wedworth Wadsworth, and 
his wife Content (Scranton) Wadsworth, graduated in Yale Col- 
lege, 1845; studied law; practiced in Buffalo, N. Y, where he 
was Mayor of the city, and a member of the Senate of New York. 
He now resides in the city of New York. 

Webster Rogers Walkley, son of William H. Walkley, 



EDUCATION. 129 

graduated at the Wesley an University, 1860 ; principal of the 
Clinton Academy the two succeeding years ; has since that pe- 
riod been principal of the Lewis Academy in Southington. 

THE WILL OF EBENEZEE EOBINSON. 

In the name of God, amen. I, Ebenezer Robinson of Durham, 
in the County of New Haven, in the State of Connecticut, in 
New England, being in bodily health and of sound mind and 
memory, blessed be God therefor, considering my own frailty and 
mortality, and that it is appointed for all men once to die, do 
make this my last Will and Testament ; and first of all, I commit 
my soul to God that made it ; my body I commend to the earth, 
to be buried with decent Christian burial at the discretion of my 
Executor ; and touching such worldly estate as it has pleased 
God to bless me with in this life, my just debts and funeral ex- 
penses being first paid and satisfied, I give, devise and dispose 
as follows : Imprimis. I give and bequeath to the inhabitants 
of said Durham the sum of one hundred pounds, lawful money, 
equal to silver a^ six shillings and eight pence per ounce for the 
use and support of the Center School in said town so called, to 
be loaned out and the interest thereof to be annually applied for 
said purpose, always provided that said Center School be kept in 
the School House lately erected on a piece of land I gave to the 
said town for that purpose near the meeting house in said town, 
at least eleven months in a year annually according to the laws 
of this State relating to Schools. 

Item. — I give, bequeath and devise unto the inhabitants of said 
Durham, the land I bought of the heirs of Mr. Hezekiah Tall- 
cott, deceased, lying near the meeting house, in said Durham, 
containing about Three Acres, be the same more or less, to be 
used and improved by said inhabitants for a burying ground or 
place to bury their dead in forever, — and with regard to the 
profits of said three acres, that may arise before the said inhabi- 
tants shall want to improve the same for a burying place and 
indeed all the profits that may at any time hereafter arise from 
the improvement of said land, my will is that all such profits 
shall forever hereafter be appropriated, used, and improved for 
the benefit and support of the said Center School annually, in 
the same manner and on the same conditions as the interest of 
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130 HISTORY OF DURHAM 

the said One Hundred Pounds is to be improved and applied, 
reference thereto being had. 

Item. — I give and bequeath unto the Church of Christ in said 
Durham, such sum as shall be sufficient in money to procure a 
silver cup for the use of the Lord's Table, to be paid to the Dea- 
cons of said Church for said purpose by my Executor. 

Item. — I give and bequeath unto my Sister, Mary Parsons, the 
sum of Twenty Pounds lawful money as above said. 

Item. — I give and bequeath unto my cousins, children of my 
above said sister, that is to say, to Timothy Parsons, John Par- 
sons, Hannah Marsh and Tabitha Arnold, the sum of Twenty 
Pounds, lawful money to each of them. Also to the heirs of 
Jemima Rowley, I give and bequeath the sum of Twenty Pounds 
lawful money, to be equally*divided between them. 

Item. — I give and bequeath unto my cousins Samuel Stow 
Hawley, Mary Wolcott, Hope Fowler, and Hannah Ward, the 
sum of Ten Pounds lawful money, to each of them. 

Item.— I give, bequeath, and devise unto Jacob Clark, of Dur- 
ham, his heirs and assigns forever, my dwelling house, which 
was my Brother Thomas Robinson's, deceased, and Two acres of 
land adjoining said house. 

Item. — I give, bequeath, and devise to my cousin, Ebenezer 
Robinson, Jr., son of Capt. James Robinson, and to the heirs of 
his body, lawfully begotten, my old dwelling house and barn and 
twenty acres of land, and my will is that he have liberty to take 
said Twenty acres of land where he shall choose, excepting the 
land which was my brother Thomas Robinson's. Also I give 
and bequeath to him, the said Ebenezer, my cloak and my silver 
tankard. 

Item. — All the residue of my estate, both real and personal, I 
give, bequeath, devise, and dispose of as follows, viz. : to my 
cousins, the children of my brother David Robinson, deceased, 
that is to say, to David, Dan, Timothy, Phineas, Noah, James 
Asher, Rebecca, Mary and Abigail, I give, bequeath, and devise 
the one-third part of the said Residue of my said estate both real 
and personal, to them and their heirs and assigns forever to be 
equally divided between them share and share alike. 

Item. — The one-third part of the Residue of my said estate I 



EDUCATION. 131 

give, bequeath, and devise to my sister, Hannah Miller, her Heirs 
and assigns forever. 

Item. — The other third part of the said Eesidue of my estate 
I give, bequeath, and devise to my cousins, children of my sister 
Abigail Coe, deceased, that is to say, to Joseph Coe, David Coe> 
Josiah Coe, Abel Coe, and Abigail Granger, to them and to their 
heirs and assigns forever, to be equally divided between them, 
share and share alike. 

Finally — I nominate, constitute and appoint my cousin, Capt. 
Tames Eobinson, of said Durham, Executor of this my last Will 
ind Testament, and I do hereby declare this and no other to be 
my last Will and Testament. 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 
7th day of July, A. D. 1780. 

N. B. by lawful money mentioned in my above will I mean 
diver at six shillings and eight pence per ounce or the value 
thereof. 

Ebenezer Robinson. •< Seal, y 



Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the said Ebenezer 
'Robinson to be his last Will and Testament in presence of us. 

Elihu Chauncey. 
Mary Chauncey. 
Sarah Chauncey. 



CHAPTER VIII. 

DURHAM IN THE WARS. 



THE INDIAN WARS. 

The war against the Pequots, under their Sachem, Sassacus, 
ook place in 1637. The war against the Narragansets, under 
»ur former ally, Miontonimo, took place in 1643. The war 



132 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

against the Wampanoags, under Philip, aided by other tribes, 
took place in 1675. Durham was not settled until these wars 
were over. So that if the Town can claim none of the honor, 
if it be an honor, of exterminating the Indians, or selling them 
into slavery, in the West Indies, it did not incur any of the dis- 
grace. Still, it should be confessed that many of the farms 
granted to individuals were bestowed upon men who had dis- 
tinguished themselves in these wars ; some of whose descend- 
ants afterwards resided in Durham. It should be confessed that 
some of the people of Durham were under the influence of a 
common hatred and horror against the race. In more than one 
instance when the hat, or contribution box was carried round in 
the meeting-house, on the Sabbath, for money to christianize the 
Indians, instead of a coin, a bullet was dropped in, as if it 
were the fittest Missionary. Even in my own recollection, 
children were sometimes quieted by the cry, " The Indians are 
coming." 

THE FRENCH WAR. 

Durham sympathized strongly with the Mother country in 
the French War ; and, according to tradition, sent a considera- 
ble number of volunteers. The circumstance that Colonel 
Elihu Chauncey, commanded a regiment, in the year 1755, and 
that Major General Phinehas Lyman, a native of Durham, was 
for a period commander in chief of the Connecticut troops du- 
ring a portion of the war, would lead us to the conclusion, that 
the tradition is true. I have in my possession a journal kept by 
one of these volunteers during his campaign, and a cannon ball 
weighing twelve pounds which he brought in his knapsack, all 
the way from Ticonderoga, and which had been fired by the 
French. His name was Charles Squier. Ebenezer Squier dis- 
tinguished himself in that war. On a certain occasion, a beech 
tree was to be cut down which obstructed our cannon balls, in 
an attempt to dislodge the enemy. It was a dangerous service 
to cut down that tree ; for whoever did it, would be exposed to 
the fire of the enemy while going to and from the tree. Ebene- 
zer Squier, volunteered to cut it down, when the commander 
called for a volunteer for this service. He reached the tree in 
safety, though the bullets flew thick on each side of him. Af- 



DURHAM IN THE WARS. 133 

ter he had cut down the tree he was exposed on his return to a 
still more dangerous fire from the enemy, which they were pre- 
pared to open upon him. Walking back with not a hurried 
pace, when the balls were flying past him he turned round, 
shook his axe at the enemy, and then resumed his walk. He 
was immediately raised to the rank of a sergeant. I once, when 
a boy, asked him if he ever killed a man. He replied "I do 
not certainly know, but I blew up a boat in which there were 
fifteen men." Joseph Hine, John" Hinman, one or more of 
the Sewards, one of whom was killed, were in Hhat war. A 
man whom I have seen, by the name of Dunn, resided here, who 
was in the battle in which General Wolf was killed. There 
was a good deal of dissatisfaction in Durham, because General 
j Phinehas Lyman was not treated by the British Government 
according to his merits. 

LETTER FROM GENERAL PHINEHAS LYMAN 

TO HIS WIFE. 

i 

Lake George, or St. Sacrament, Sept. 9th, 1755. 
! My Dearest : 

Since the finishing the enclosed, viz., yesterday 
i morning, we sent out about 1000 men, and about 170 or 180 
I Indians to intercept the French army, who marched out about 
I three or four miles, and the Indians and French catched them in 
\ an ambush, and soon shot down Colonel Williams, who headed 
1 the party ; and some of the men and Indians, being surprised 
I got into disorder and fled, and the rest were forced to fight on a 
i retreat to the Fort, but lost some considerable number by death 
j and captivity. But when they came up to our camp, we had 
; flung up a breast work of logs and though they came up 1800 
J of them, that is, 1200 French and 600 Indians, as confident 
] of success as troops could be, headed by a Swiss General, who 
; was a baron sent from old France for that purpose, and a fine 

gentleman he is. Yet I say, we gave them such a warm recep- 
I tion that we stopped them and fought them from a little before 
| eleven o'clock till half after five, and then they retreated, and 
I we issued out upon them, and took their General, killed his 
j second officer, who was chief Commander of the party, who 

defeated General Braddock; and when he received his mortal 



134 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

wound, cried out to his men to fight, "for," says he, "you have 
not got Braddock to fight with." Our men brought in large 
numbers of French guns and wide laced hats, cartouch boxes, 
&c. Took a number of prisoners, and killed a great many. 
They made their first attack on Connecticut forces where we 
were posted. They were so warmly received that after two or 
three hours' fighting, they went and tried the other wing where 
the Province troops were posted, and found such a warm re- 
ception that they retired — and the fight in the woods was from 
about one- quarter before nine o'clock, till about one-quarter be- 
fore eleven, when they retired. I believe there never was such 
a hot and incessant firing with cannon and small arms, in New 
England, and one that lasted so long. I was forced to com- 
mand where I was more exposed than any one soldier in the 
army, to make them save their firing, and behave well ; and I 
believe never any army exceeded them in valor, courage and 
bravery, in the world. The whole 1800 were repulsed and 
drove back, by our Connecticut forces in their first attack, and 
after that by the Province forces; for when they saw they 
could not fire, as they went to the other wing, where the Prov- 
ince forces were posted, and met with so very warm reception 
that they retreated. Gen. Johnson was wounded by a shot into 
his thigh, and the bullet lodged near the bone, in the fore part of 
the engagement, and he retired to his tent. Col. Titcomb, Col. 
Ephraim Williams, Major Ashley, are killed, and Captain Haw- 
ley very badly wounded. While we fought at the head of the 
encampment, we lost but two men, and two badly wounded, and 
a number more received wounds. I believe we have lost no offi- 
cer. Captain Hitchcock, Doctor Bliss and friends, of Sufiield are 
well. I am well, and so is Phine who went with the doctor to 
the Hospital and continued there. 

Major Nichols is badly wounded. Thus you see how emi- 
nently God has covered our head in the day of battle, and given 
us a glorious victory, over his and our enemies, and though the 
bullets whistled by my ears and body, very near, yet not one so 
much as touched my clothes. Pray for us and trust in God, for 
who would not trust such a Friend ? When we come to an ex- 
act number of the killed and wounded, I will inform you. The 
re-inforcements have none of them arrived, yet we are about 
2300 strong. I have not lost one man in my company. 



DUBHAM IN THE WARS. 135 

Sept 10th. After writing the above I am informed by a scout 
from the lower forts, that news is sent to New England that we 
were all defeated, but I hope that news will not reach you till 
this arrives ; for I assure you there never was a more complete 
victory by God's goodness. The party we sent yesterday to 
bury our dead, think we have lost 100 men. How many we 
have killed of the French we cannot exactly tell, but doubtless 
a very great number. The French prisoners say we have ruined 
their army. Now, my dear, how often have you trusted me 
with God, and prayed him to cover my head in the day of battle, 
and how remarkably has God appeared for me ; for the battle 
came on when our men were retreating, and dejected, which is 
dangerous, but we recovered our men, and forced those retreat- 
ing, to face and defend the front, and for a long time there was 
nothing but one continued fire of cannon and small arms. I be- 
lieve there was never a hotter battle. Phine, &c. Pray, bless 
and praise God for his wonderful goodness to us and our Coun- 
try. I am in haste, your Loving Husband, 

P. Lyman. 

Colls. Titcomb and Williams, Major Ashley, Capts. Porter, 
Hawley, Keyes, killed. Lieut. Burt killed. 

SECOND LETTER OF GENERAL LYMAN TO HIS 

WIFE. 

Sept. 11th, 1755. 

My Letter of yesterday and day before will convince you, that 
God is on our side and fights our battles for us, and makes our 
enemies flee before us. I wrote long, but could not give all par- 
ticular circumstances. But I can now add some circumstances 
of the battle not therein particularly set forth. 

On Sabbath day last, being the 7th day of this month, the 
Indians brought us word that a large army marched along the 
j , South Bay towards Fort Lyman, as now called, at Lydia's House, 
on which General Johnson called a council in the afternoon, and 
we advised to send an express to the other fort, and one Adams, 
an officer to Indians offered to go. On which a letter was soon 
wrote, a horse prepared, and he set out and several more sent, 
one after another, so that if one was attacked the other might 
hear and send back word to us ; and several others, disorderly 



136 HISTORY OP DURHAM. 

set out without leave. When they arrived within about one 
mile from that fort, the express, viz., Adams was shot down, and 
heard to cry to Jesus for help, though perhaps he never prayed 
before ; he was killed and his horse, the wagoners all taken, and 
qr. wagons burnt, the news brought back to us by one behind. 

The next morning we fitted out a party of 1000 men, and 
about 170 Indians after the enemy to cut off their retreat, 
under the command of Col. Williams, who marched out a little 
better than three miles in the road to Fort Lyman, and sat down 
and consulted together, and waited for some to come up till the 
French, who encamped the night before about thirty or forty 
rods below, perceived them and almost surrounded them, and so 
soon as they began to march, rose and fired on them and killed 
Col. Williams, Major Ashley, Captain Ingersol, and about seven- 
teen or eighteen on the spot. Old Henderick was there and 
fought valiantly, and encouraged his men, but in fine was killed. 
The Indians first began to run, and some of the men after them, 
the rest fought valiantly on the retreat, from before nine o'clock 
till about half after ten, and killed a vast many more of the 
French in the retreat, as the French General owned, than they 
killed of our men. We heard all the fighting, and soon found 
they came near to us ; we beat up to arms and all made ready 
at proper places, so as to be all round the encampment — to be 
ready on every side, and none to leave his post on pain of death, 
without order. 

The enemy came close to our men, and drew up near. Their 
arms glistened like the sun, with their bayonets fixed, and as 
confident, I suppose, of coming straight into our camp and 
carrying all before them, as ever any army was. My great con- 
cern was for fear the retreating party by their dejection, would 
frighten our men, and make them run as Braddock's did, and 
therefore I spent my time encouraging them, by all arts I was 
master of, for there was no other officer by to help do the same, 
but in spite of all I could do, when our men came in in a body, 
all sank dejected, tired and choked almost to death with thirst; 
some had shot away all the powder, others the bullets. I was 
about four rods east of where they came in, encouraging and en- 
gaging the men. I saw them press right through our men, and 
our men began to run after them. 



DURHAM IN THE WARS. 137 

I called to some officers to stop them, for I saw the French 
would be in the camp in ten minutes, if they were not stopped, 
for our men would have run like Braddock's, but the officers 7 
commands did not influence them any more than the trees. I 
run about ten rods to the foremost and told him to face to the 
front, and march up and defend it or I would kill him in one 
minute. 

They told me they were choked and tired to death, no powder, 
no shot, &c. I told them I would send for powder, shot, water, 
&c, but if they did not march back and defend the front I would 
kill them in a moment. 

They all marched back, and the fight came on right before 
j me. There was in one minute, nothing but one continual 
! clangor of cannon and small arms which held a long time, in 
■ which time, I saw our men shoot so fast, and some of them so 
; carelessly that I was afraid the enemy intended to draw our shot 
I and men, and break in upon us, for I saw that their army was 
i very great and that they had a good commander. 
j I was forced to run from one end of the firing to the other, 
i and halloo as loud as I could speak, to make them save their 
\ fire, and not to shoot unless they had a fair shot, for if the 
I French would draw away our fire or make us shoot till our guns 
I were foul, or so hot as to break, they would soon break in upon 
| us. I sent the same order to others whom I expected they would 
engage if they found they could not find us ; all readily obeyed, 
! and I believe never men nor mortals fought better in the world. 
The fight continued as hot as fire till past five, when the 
enemy slackened and retreated ; our men sprang over the breast- 
works, and followed them like lions, and made terrible havoc, 
and soon brought in arms full of guns, laced hats, cartridge 
boxes, &c; and brought in the General of the army, and many 
other prisoners. The General is a Swiss gentleman, educated in 
France, and had the command of all the forces in Canada ; has 
in his army 3117 men but part were left at Crown Point, and 
on this side he had but 1800 to fight us of his best chosen men, 
and we chastised them that about 300, of New Hampshire chiefly 
and some of them Yorkees, coming from the other fort, met 
about eight hundred of them, chiefly Indians, and tackled in, 
nd fought and beat them off from their packs, killed many and 
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138 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

took some, so that they never returned to take their packs. 
Thus, my clear, has God preserved us, thus miraculously has 
God covered our heads in day of battle, even the God of the 
armies of Israel in the hottest and most obstinate battle that was 
ever fought in North America. Alas ! who would not trust 
such a God ! Can you think I can desert his cause, who has 
evidently surrounded us with mercies, and encompassed us with 
blessings ever since I left you. Praise and bless his name, and 
forever remember the 8th day of September. This God did, 
with only the Province troops, about 1000 or little more, and 
Connecticut forces, about 100 of Khode Island, and about 200 
of the men raised in Connecticut for New York, but they had 
not much of the battle. The Connecticut forces sustained the 
whole of the first onset. The French intended to attack us next 
morning as soon as it was light, but how happy was it that God 
brought on the battle in open day-light. 

But we always watch, set sentries at a distance to give notice, 
and sleep on our arms, all ready at first start. I was very tired, 
and faint for want of eating and drinking ; when the battle was 
over I had lost my voice so that you could not hear me one rod, 
but was forced to be up all night, and all watched through the 
night. But my voice is almost come to, and I am as well as 
ever. Never one shot touched the hem of my garment, hat, or 
any thing about me, but they killed my saddle horse. Gen. 
Johnson was wounded near the beginning of the battle, and re- 
paired to his tent at the other end of the encampment. We can 
not yet tell the number we have lost, but few considering the 
violence of the battle, and the loss of the French. The French 
General is as complete a man as the country affords ; his second 
officer killed. They are terribly dressed off, and I hope the re- 
cruits will soon be here, and we shall soon be masters of Crown 
Point. I know you must think it terrible to appear before the 
mouths of guns, shots so plenty and thick ; then so much 
plainer does God's preserving mercy appear. 

P. Lyman. 

P. S. — There are some hopes the French General may recover. 

N. B. — The Indians have all left us this day save one, and 
gone home, to mourn for their dead. I don't expect them again 
this fall, but they are well pleased with the noble victory. 



DURHAM IN THE WARS. 139 

These two letters of General Lyman were furnished to the 
author by Rev. Henry Robinson, of Guilford, formerly a settled 
clergyman of the Church in Suffield of which General Lyman 
was a member. 

THE VOLUNTEERS TO NOVA SCOTIA. 

" Durham, April 2nd, 1760. 

" At a meeting of the subscribers, petitioners for a Township in 
the province of Nova-Scotia, in Acadia, pursuant to a procla- 
mation given by Charles Lawrence, Governor, in the year 1759, 
Jan. ye 11th, at the house of Elnathan Chauncey, in Durham, 
in the County of New Haven in the Colony of Connecticut, in 
New England. 

"At the incorporation Elnathan Chauncey was chosen Clerk 
to sd meeting, and proprietor. 

" Samuel Dimock, Esq., was chosen Moderator to sd meeting. 

" Voted, To be at the Charge and Expense of sending a Com- 
mittee to inquire and inform themselves, and act as our direc- 
tions are. 

" Voted, That we send two Committee men to request our 
desire to the Governor of Halifax, and to act according to the 
directions. 

" Voted, That each signer shall be taxed one dollar and a 
half to support the Charge of the Committee. 

" Voted, That Captain Samuel Dimock and James Pelton be 
the Committee. 

" Voted, That the Committee as soon as possible go to Hali- 
fax, and wait upon the Governor at Halifax, and ascertain 
what lands he will dispose of to the settlers ; and when they 
have taken a survey of the lands, and find the lands to be good, 
the title to be such as they may have a peaceable, quiet, and 
good settlement, then to apply to his Excellency, Charles Law- 
rence, for a grant to us, the subscribers, for the survey, with all 
the privileges and appurtenances to said Lands, and in all par- 
ticulars, and know his Excellency's pleasure in sd lands and set- 
tlements, and that they return as speedily as possible, and call a 
meeting at such a time and place, as they shall think proper, 
and make a report to the proprietors of their expenses and 
doings. 



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" Voted, That Mr. James Bates be the Collector to gather 
that tax laid upon the polls as soon as may be possible. 
" Then this meeting was dismissed by a regular vote. 

Elnathan Chauncey, Clerks 



A TRUE LIST OF THE GENTLEMEN WHO LISTED 
FOR NOVA SCOTIA. 



Samuel Dimock, 
James Pel ton, 
Thomas Stevens, 
Benjamin Picket, 
Michal Griswold, 
David "Wood, 
Jeremiah Parmele, 
John Bacon, Jun., 
David Blatchley, 
Abner Kelsey, 
David Baldwin, 
Aaron Bacon, 
Daniel Francis, 
James Arnold, 
Jonathan Mitchel, 
Steven Post, 
John Pelton, 
Francis Clark, 
John Marcy, 
Robert Mackleve, 
Evaight Plumb, 
Isaiah Mackleve, 
Elnathan Chauncey, 
Israel Godard, 
Gideon Warner, 
Jonathan Walkley, 
Sarah Chamberlain, 
Richard Hayly, 
Benjamin Royce, 
Andrew Leet, 
James Hill, 



James Pelton, Jun., 
Samuel Squire, 
Zachra Henman, 
John Camp, Jun'r, 
Israel Burrit, 
Ezra Porter, 
John Parmele, 
Jonathan Basset, 
Hezekiah Buckingham, 
Gideon Buckingham, 
Moses Sheldon, 
Nehemiah Merwin, 
Aaron Baldwin, 
William Mitchel, 
Daniel Dimock, 
Barzillia Dudley, 
Samuel Seaward, 
Mark Parmely, 
Joseph Blatchley, 
John Norton, 3rd, 
Charles Squire, 
Elias Austin, 
William Clark, 
Jonas Bishop, 
John Birdsey, 
James Bates, 
John Canfield, 
Abraham Bishop, 
Samuel Spelman, 
William Bishop. 



DURHAM IN THE WARS. 141 

THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 

The Second Continental Congress met at Philadelphia on the 
5th of September, 177-1. The several delegations came pre- 
pared to act in concert, in opposing the encroachments of the 
British Government upon the rights of the several colonies. In 
order to attain a restoration of their violated rights, " They, for 
themselves and their constituents, agreed and associated, under 
the sacred ties of virtue, honor and love of country, not to im- 
port after the first of December, 1774, from Great Britain or Ire- 
land, an}- goods whatever, or from any other place, or any such 
goods as should have been imported from Great Britain or Ire- 
land.'' This celebrated " Association" also sent forth very able 
and stirring addresses to the King, and to the people of Great 
Britain, and to the people of the Colonies. 

In view of these doings of the Association, the inhabitants of 
Durham in Town meeting, Nov. 17, 1774, passed the following 
vote : " The Association entered into and signed by the delegates 
of this colony in behalf of the colony, in the late Continental Con- 
ress, held at Philadelphia, and approved of and recommended to 
the several towns in this colony, by the Honorable House of Rep- 
resentatives in their session at New Haven, in October last, to be 
by the said towns faithfully observed and kept, being laid before 
the meeting for consideration, and this meeting having seriously 
and maturely considered, — Voted unanimously, that the meeting- 
do accept and approve of the said Association, and will faith- 
fully observe and keep the several articles therein contained ac- 
cording to the true intent and meaning thereof." 

" The same meeting voted, that Col. Chaunce}', Col. Wads- 
worth, Mr. Daniel Hall, Captain Israel Camp, and Mr. John 
Newton be a committee to observe the conduct of all persons in 
. this Town touching said Association, and deal with such persons 
j as shall violate the same according to the eleventh article in said 

Association." 
I " The meeting being informed that the Honorable House of 
i Representatives of this Colony in their session at New Haven, 
J in October last did resolve that the several towns in this colony 
! do contribute towards the relief of their distressed Brethren in 
' the town of Boston, as their circumstances may call for — There- 
\ fore, Voted by this meeting, that Mr. Phinehas Spelman, Elna- 



142 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

than Camp, and Elias Camp be a Committee to receive all such 
contributions as shall be voluntarily offered by any of the inhab- 
itants of this Town, for the purpose above mentioned, and cause 
the same by them to be improved for the relief and support of 
the poor of that Town suffering under the oppressive Port Bill." 

These votes, showing the spirit of the people of Durham were 
passed the 5th of September, nearly two years before the Decla- 
ration of Independence. 

" At a special Town Meeting March 25, 1777, Daniel Hall 
was chosen moderator; the following vote was passed: "This 
Town taking into consideration the slow progress made in filling 
up the Continental Battalions, the great importance of their being 
immediately completed, and the necessity of every possible ex- 
ertion for that purpose, it is voted that the families of such sol- 
diers belonging to this Town as shall engage in said service, on 
their reasonable request shall be supplied, in their absence, with 
necessaries at the prices stated by law, and that a committee be 
appointed for that purpose to see them provided for and supplied 
accordingly on such soldiers lodging, or from time to time remit. 
ting, money to said Committee for that purpose, and that without 
any additional expense, and the necessary expense to be borne 
by the Town." 

"At the same meeting, and by a major vote, Messrs. Lemuel 
Guernsey, Samuel Parsons, and Caleb Fowler, were chosen a 
Committee for the purposes mentioned in the preceding vote." 

" At a Town Meeting held in Durham by a special warning 
Sept. 16, 1777, " Voted, that the Select men purchase at the ex- 
pense of the Town, 33 pair of shoes, S3 pair of stockings, 33 
shirts either linen or flannel, 33 pair of overalls, 33 hunting 
shirts or frocks for the use of the non-commissioned officers and 
soldiers belonging to the Continental Army who went from this 
Town, and exhibit an account thereof to the General Assembly 
to be held at New Haven in October next, to obtain payment 
therefor, and lodge the moneys they shall receive of the State 
for the same in the Town Treasury for the use of the Town." 

" At the same meeting voted, that Kobert Smithson, Jesse Crane, 
Elah Camp, Timothy Parsons, Heth Camp, Elias Camp, and 
Abel Coe, were chosen a Committee for supplying the families 
of the officers and soldiers of the continental army belonging 
to this Town, with clothing and provisions.'' 



DURHAM IN THE WARS. 143 

" At the same meeting voted, that the salt belonging to this 
Town be divided to each family in proportion to the number of 
souls, and that to ascertain the number each head of a family 
shall return to a committee to be appointed for that purpose the 
name of each person in his family in writing on or before the 
11th instant, and in case they shall fail to make such return, they 
shall forfeit their right to such salt ; which division shall be made 
on the 15 day of instant December." 

" At the same meeting by a major vote, Ebenezer Tibbals, 
Joseph Chedsey and Phinehas Spelman were chosen a commit- 
tee for the purposes mentioned in the preceding vote." 

" At a town meeting held in Durham by special warning of 
the Select men, the fifth day of January, 1778, Daniel Hall be- 
ing chosen moderator. The Articles of Confederation and per- 
petual union between the States of New Hampshire, Massachu- 
setts, Ehode Island, &c, proposed by Congress to the Legislatures 
of all the United States for their consideration and approbation 
at the desire of his Excellency the Governor having been com- 
municated to this meeting; impressed with a deep sense of the 
necessity of speedily entering into a confederacy as well as the 
important advantages resulting therefrom, but not possessed of 
the means of knowledge of the differing habits, produce, com- 
merce, or an internal police of the several States, yet rising su- 
perior to local attachment, willing with a candor and liberality 
becoming brethren and fellow citizens embarked in a Common 
cause to promote, to our utmost, the safety, happiness and glory 
of the general confederacy. 

Therefore voted, that we will cheerfully adhere to and abide 
by what the Legislature of this State, (whose great wisdom and 
zeal for the public good we have long experienced) shall do in 
the premises ; at the same time cannot but express our desire 
that some alteration may be made in the 8th article, and 8th par- 
agraph of the 9th Article of Confederation." 

The objections to these articles will be mentioned hereafter. 

" Feb. 27, 1782. At a Town Meeting, voted that Capt. Simeon 

Parsons, Capt. Samuel Camp, Capt. Charles Norton, Mr. Elna- 

jthan Camp, Lieut. Abraham Scranton, Lieut. Jeremiah Butler, 

J Lieut. Joseph Smith, Ens. John Johnson, Ensign Medad Strong, 

I Ens. David Scranton, were chosen a Committee to procure able 



144 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

bodied men to serve in a Regiment ordered by the General As- 
sembly holden on the 10th day of Jan. 1782, to be raised for the 
defense of Horse Neck and the western frontier.'' 

"At a Town meeting held by special warning, Aug. 25, 1783, 
Capt. Simeon Parsons was chosen moderator. " Voted that Gen- 
eral James Wads worth, Capt. Simeon Parsons, Daniel Hall, Esq., 
Capt. Wadsworth, and Mr. Elnathan Camp are appointed a 
Committee to report to this Meeting a proper vote expressing 
their disapprobation of the giving half pay for life to the offi- 
cers of the Army or a commutation therefor. Then by a major 
vote this meeting was adjourned to Monday next at 3 o'clock in 
the afternoon." 

" The meeting met according to adjournment. 

" September 1, 1783. This Town, being advised by a late 
publication of General Washington's last official Address to the 
Legislatures of the United States and the papers thereto annexed, 
of the Half pay and Commutation of half pay given by Congress 
to the officers of the Army — Think it a duty they owe to the 
public, themselves, and posterity to show their disapprobation of 
the various arts and practices made use of to induce Congress to 
give the same, and also of the measures adopted by Congress to 
subject the citizens of the United States to the payment thereof — 
measures notwithstanding all the high colorings that have been 
put on them to render them tempting, we conceive are founded 
in injustice and impolicy, and which we are by no means con- 
vinced Congress are vested with competent power to adopt. In 
the beginning of the late contest with Great Britain, it was the 
duty of every citizen of the States to lend his aid according to 
his ability to defend his country and just rights, some in one way 
and some in another, all equally necessary. All these are justly 
entitled to a reward in proportion to their services, taking into 
consideration the dangers, hardships, risques, losses, &c. If then 
the officers of the army have sustained no greater losses in pro- 
portion to their mode of defending the country, exclusive of half 
pay or commutation, than the other citizens in proportion to 
theirs (as observation must clearly convince every one they have 
not) nothing but injustice will compel the citizens to yield up 
their property to be expended in half pay, or commutation of 
half pay. The impolicy of the measure is clearly evinced from 



DURHAM IN THE WARS. 145 

the old and true proverb, that honesty is the best policy ; for it 
cannot be honest to take the property of one citizen who has as es- 
sentially served his country as another and has received no greater 
reward for his services (ceteris paribus) and give it to the other. 
The experience of mankind shows the impolicy of such meas- 
ures. We need look no further than Great Britain, where by pay- 
ing their public officers far beyond a reasonable reward, they have 
so exhausted themselves of moneys, as to be obliged to deluge 
themselves in blood to obtain supplies. Will not the misfortunes 
of others teach us wisdom ? We boast ourselves of having ob- 
tained independence and freedom from the arbitrary measures of 
Great Britain. But if a half pay establishment or commutation 
takes place, may we not say, we have only changed masters. — 
Thereupon voted, that we will, in every constitutional way, op- 
pose the half pay establishment or commutation of half pay." 

At the same meeting, Daniel Hall, Esq., and Simeon Parsons, 
Esq., were chosen Delegates to attend a convention in Middle- 
town, on the first Wednesday of instant September, to consider 
what ought to be done upon the subject of commutation in order 
to some constitutional mode of redress, &c. 

We have seen the zeal and patriotism with which Durham, as 
a Town, entered into the war of the Revolution. It is impossible 
to give the names of all those who were soldiers in that war. 
Almost every able bodied man in the town from the age of six- 
teen to that of sixty, at one time or another, was in the service. 
More than one volunteered when short of that age. One at 
least, exempt by law, furnished a soldier for the army. The fol- 
lowing are the names of persons from Durham : Major General 
James Wadsworth, Col. Daniel Lyman, Col. James Arnold, Capt. 
Simeon Parsons, Capt. Samuel Camp, Capt. Charles Norton, 
Lieut. Abraham Scranton, Lieut. Benjamin Sutliff, Ensign Jere- 
miah Butler, Ensign John Johnson, Benjamin Gale, Charles Coe, 
] William N. Chauncey ; three or four by the name of Brown, 
Phinehas Squier, John Strong, John Meeker, Eliakim Hull, 
John Hull, Jeduthan Bemus. Benjamin Gale distinguished him- 
self in the Battle of Bunker Hill. His Mother had written to 
him, "You may be called to lose your life, but save me from the 
mortification of knowing you were wounded in the back." He 
shot a British officer, took his purse and watch and other valu- 

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146 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

ables to the tent of his commanding officer, who kept the prop- 
erty for his own use. He afterwards enlisted on board a priva- 
teer which was successful in capturing, and bringing prizes into 
the port of Boston. 

The following is a list of soldiers which Durham had in the 
army, Dec. 9, 1777. I have no means of ascertaining precisely 
a list of the men which Durham furnished at any other time. 
Lieut. William Burritt, Serj. Eliakim Strong, Serj. Benjamjn Sut- 
liff, Cor. Huston Hinman, Cor. Samuel Lucas, Dr. Sweton Squire, 
Dr. Phinehas Squire, Dr. Reuben Brown, Dr. David Brown, 
Dr. John Bishop, Fif. Samuel Brown, Fif. Nathaniel Brown, 
Eliakim Hull, Timothy Dunn, Warren Murray, William Lucas, 
Simeon Mallory, Phinehas Meigs, Seth Strong, Samuel Seward, 
Enos Crane, John Meeker, Nathan Kelsey, William Carr, Jun., 
Bryan Rossiter, Schuyler Goddard, Gideon Chittenden, Thomas 
Cooke, Abiathan Squier, Amos Davis, Wm. Johnson, John Han- 
cock, Sharp a negro, Cato a negro, Robert Neal, Gershom Brown, 

Newton, Joseph Hickox. Five of these served the two 

following years, viz : Eliakim Strong, Abiathan Squire, Thomas 
Cook, William Johnson, Samuel Seward. There is no reason 
to suppose that there was a greater number of soldiers from Dur- 
ham in the year 1777, than there was in other years. 

The following is an interesting letter from General Andrew 
Ward, to General Wadsworth, and his letter to the officers of the 
Militia in Durham. 

"Sir, 

This moment I have received advice from Fair- 
field that the enemy have embarked after destroying the Town 
and are standing East- ward ; have ordered all the companies near 
the coast, to march immediately to the shore ; beg you will give 
notice to the several companies in Durham to be in readiness to 
march on the shortest notice, in case I should send the latter part 
of the night or in the morning — as the safety of our habitations 
depend on our united efforts. 

I am, Dear General, your assured 

friend and humble servant 
Guilford, July 8, 1779. 
Gen. Wadsworth. Andrew Ward." 



DURHAM IN THE WARS. 147 

" 8 of July, 11 O'clock P. M. 1779. 
- Grentlemen, 

Have just received as above, by Express; I suppose this 
will meet you on your return ; if so must advise the arms and 
ammunition of each company to be lodged in some place at which 
they may parade on some signal being given ; but this I submit 
to your prudence. 

I am, gentlemen, yours &c, 

J. Wadsworth. 
To the officers of the Militia 
companies of Durham." 

The events of the war formed the staple of conversation at the 
fireside, and in the field, and on the way, when I was a boy. 
Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Monmouth, and Yorktown were as fa- 
miliar as household words. Washington and Lafayette, Bur- 
goyne and Cornwallis, were constant topics of conversation. The 
old soldier would tell of his perils and privations, of his suffer- 
ings and his victories, would shoulder his hoe, or his staff and 
"show how fields were won." There were certain anecdotes 
which were current at the time but which derived their chief in- 
terest from the animation of the narrator. 

Lieut. Samuel Hart was in the battle of Saratoga when Bur- 
goyne was taken. Gen. Benedict Arnold was so excited in that 
battle that he was what was called " military mad." He urged 
the men into the fight in a furious manner, striking some of them 
and even the officers with the flat of his sword. Lieut. Hart, 
upon being asked whether Arnold struck him, replied "No, no, 
I was so near the enemy that he durst not come there." He was 
shot through the body, and though pensions were not readily 
granted, he obtained one for life. 

Worthington G\ Chauncey, in 1792, viewed the battle ground 
where Col. Baum was defeated, near Bennington, Vermont. The 
enemy were back of a stone wall upon which there were rails. 
These rails and a tree back of the fence bore many marks of the 
balls. There were an old man and his sons chopping wood, and 
when they heard the guns, they supposed there was a foraging 
party. Accordingly they hastened home, took their guns and 
plunged into the battle. A ball struck the old man and killed 
him. "I swear," said a son "they have killed Dad." He then 



148 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

turned his gun taking hold of the barrel, sprung over the fence 
and began to belabor the enemy with the breech of the gun. 
The American soldiers, encouraged by his example, followed him 
over the fence, attacked and defeated the enemy. 

Deacon Abner Newton was in a company of which Charles 
Norton was Captain. He had been on guard all night in the cold ; 
when the Captain met him 'in the morning, he said to him "You 
have had a cold time, you must now come and take a knock in 
thejaio" that is, a glass of bitters. 

VOTE ON THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION. 

"At a Special Town Meeting legally warned by the Select 
Men by order of the. General Assembly, at their Session October, 
1787, and holden at Durham on the second Monday of Novem- 
ber, being the 12 day of said November, A. D. 1787. 

" At the same Meeting, by a Major vote, General James Wads- 
worth was chosen Moderator. 

" At the same Meeting, the Question was put whether you 
will accept and approve of the Constitution made by the Con- 
vention holden at Philadelphia, in Sept. 1787, and recommended 
by Congress to this State, voted in the negative by 67, and 4 in 
the affirmative. 

"At the same meeting, by a major vote, GeneralJames Wads- 
worth and Daniel Hall, Esquires, were chosen Delegates to at 
tend a Convention to be holden at Hartford on the first Thursday 
of January next." 

In taking the above vote, those opposed to the constitution 
and those in favor of it were arranged in two lines running south 
on the Green from the south door of the Meeting House. Four 
only were in one line and sixty-seven in the other. This vote 
was given in the negative, from the apprehension and fear felt 
by the people of the town, that the Federal Government to be 
created by it, would take advantage of the powers delegated to 
it, to assume other powers not delegated. So I was often told by 
those who knew. 

THE WAR OF 1812. 

The State of Connecticut was opposed to the war of 1812, and 
to the policy by which it was carried on. It placed itself on its 



DURHAM IN THE WARS. 149 

constitutional rights, and refused to comply with the unconstitu- 
tional demands of the Administration of the Federal Govern- 
ment. Connecticut had always been a staunch supporter of the 
rights of the Colony against the usurpation of Great Britain. 
She had in the Federal convention which formed the Constitu- 
tion of the United States, opposed the too great concentration of 
power in the Federal Government ; and now, true to her tradi- 
tions, she opposed the usurpation of power by the Federal Gov- 
ernment. She refused to raise troops and place them under 
Federal officers, to be marched into Canada. 

Tn this struggle between the State Government and the Fed- 
eral Government, Durham by her votes in the Legislature, sus- 
tained the State in opposition to the Federal administration. 

The following soldiers from Durham enlisted under Captain 
John Butler, 1813-14, Captain of the 6th company of State 
troops: Joseph Tuttle, James Clarke, James Potter, Spencer Camp, 
Enos Camp, Miles Merwin, Jun., Floras Cook, Ichabod Curtiss, 
Aaron Baldwin, Dan. Baldwin, Elah Camp, 2d, Lyman Camp, 
Collins Hosmer, Norris Baker, William C. Butler, Charles Par- 
sons, Samuel Curtiss. 

In the cavalry, Parsons Coe, Charles Camp, Samuel Newton, 
Abner Newton, Jonathan Southmayd. 

In the course of the war there were some bitter feelings and 
some bitter language. But when peace was declared in 1815, 
all parties were united in the common joy. At the Festival for 
celebrating the return of peace, the following toasts, which con- 
tained nothing that could be offensive to either political party, 
were drank with the entire approbation of all present. They 
j were prepared by a committee composed of an equal number from 
both parties. 

'toasts agreed upon to be drank at the cel- 
ebration OF PEACE. 

1. Peace. — The harbinger of good will towards men ; may it con- 
tinue until the sun shall rise and set no more, and may all nations 
be partakers of the blessing. 

2. The United Stales. — May they never be disunited, let their 
motto be Union and peace. 



150 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

3. Great Britain. — Our Parent Country — in war, enemies, in 
peace, friends. To forgive injuries is God-like. 

4. The President of the United States. — In his exalted station 
may he enjoy peace of conscience. 

5. The Governor of the State of Connecticut. — Peace to his gov- 
ernment and wisdom to his councils. 

6. The Army and Navy of the United States. — Able to com- 
mand peace, and willing to receive it. 

7. The Memory of our departed Heroes. — May they live in mem- 
ory to the latest posterity, peace to their manes. 

8. The State of Louisiana. — The }^oungest sister in the Union 
has set a noble example for the family, namely, unity and peace 
among themselves. 

9. Agriculture, Commerce and Manufactures. — May they peace- 
ably go hand in hand. 

10. True Religion. — That gives peace to the Soul, comfort in 
time and happiness in eternity. 

11. TJie different sectaries of Christians. — May their difference in 
Opinion never disturb their peace in Society. 

12. Parties in Politics. — Differing. in local and personal mat- 
ters, but agreeing in the great essentials to promote peace and 
happiness. 

13. Local prejudices and Party Animosities. — May they be over- 
come and subdued by the reign of peace. 

14. Society. — Happy only in peace. 

15. Solitude for those .who cannot live in peace. 

16. The Festive Board. — Moderation in its enjoyment and peace 
among the partakers. 

17. Our own Fire Sides. — Never to be disturbed by a foreign 
foe, never to feel the gripes of necessity and never to loose the 
enjoyment of peace. 

18. The Female Sex. — Powerful in opposition, lovely in sub- 
mission, and essential to all our enjoyments, even in peace. 

VOTE ON THE STATE CONSTITUTION. 

" At a town meeting legally formed and held in Durham, on 
the 5th day of October, A. D. 1818, pursuant to a Resolve of 
the General Assembly of May last, and the Recommendation of 
the Convention of the 15th of September, 1818, for the purpose 



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DURHAM IN THE WARS. 151 

of Ratifying the Constitution recommended by the convention, 
begun and held in Hartford, on the 4th day of August last, 
James Robinson was chosen Moderator. Voted, that the presi- 
ding officer should call for the votes, for and against the consti- 
tution ; which were as follows, viz : For the constitution, yeas 
82 ; against the constitution, nays 74. 

THE WAR WITH MEXICO, 1846. 

In the war with Mexico, the State of Connecticut, by the ac- 
tion of the Legislature in 1847, opposed and censured the Ad- 
ministration of the Federal Government. The yeas and nays 
were not taken in the vote referred to, so that it cannot, from 
them, be seen whether Durham, by her representatives, sustained 
or censured the Administration in that war. It has been stated 
that the vote of Durham was divided, yea 1, nay 1. 

THE CIVIL WAR OF 1861. 

The State of Connecticut and the Town of Durham sustained 
the Federal Administration in the war which commenced in 1861. 

Copy of report rendered to the Provost Marshal on his appli- 
cation for the same, June 24th, 1865. 

Amounts paid by the town of Durham and by individual sub- 
scription for Volunteers, Commutation Tax and Substitutes. 

By Town, $1700 00 ) on call 1861 for 300,000 volunteers. 

By Town, $400 00 V , A - - onn n ., , 

By Individuals, $375 00 J 0n draft of 1862 > 9 months men ' 

By Town, $850 00) , A f1Qno 

By Individuals, $850 00 f on draft of 1863 " 

By Individuals, $875 00 j on call of 1863, October. 

By Individuals, $250 00 f on call of 1864, February. 

By Town, $4000 00 on call of 1864, July. 

tStut,^ 1675 00 | °» cal1 of 18 ^> December. 

By Town, $600 00) „ no „, . 

By Individuals, $615 00 [ on cnl1 of 18,,4 > Member. 

$12,890 00 



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HISTORY OF DURHAM 



LIST OP 1 VOLUNTEERS FROM DURHAM FROM 1861 
TO 1864 INCLUSIVE. 



Calvin Albee, killed. 
Francis L. Albee. 
Wm. H. Augur, (Capt.) 
Julius Augur. 
Michael Angly. 
Curtiss C. Atwell. 
Seager S. Atwell, (Col.) 
H. H. Bishop. 
Ezra E. Bailey. 
Henry Bern us, killed. 
E. M. Brainard. 



T. E. Hawley. 

Samuel L. Hall. 

Timothy Hickey. 

Sylvanus A. Hull. 

John Hearne. 

John Hickey. 

Albert P. Hull. 

Charles A. Justin. 

James Lyden. 

Edwin J. Merrinm, (lstLtkilled) 

Augustus W. Morse. 



Whitney Brainard, diedin serv'e.Steven Mix. 



Gilbert W. Blinn. 

Heman Bailey. 

George H. Barnes. 

Samuel A. Camp. 

Dallas Clark, killed. 

Samuel G. Camp. 

Henry H. Church. 

Eli S. Camp. 

Leonidas M. Camp. 

Frederick Canfield. 

John B. Clark. 

Russell P. Clark. 

William E. Camp. 

Howard A. Camp. 

Whitney D. Clark. 

Frederick E. Camp, (Lt. Col.) 

Wm. H. Davis, died in service. 

William Eurle. 

George W. Farnham, (Lieut.) 

Wadsworth Fowler. 

Nelson Fowler. 

Friend H. Francis. 



Robert M. Murdock. 

Eckford J. Morse. 

L. M. Maynard. 

Edgar Nettlelon. 

George Olin. 

Ira A. Graham, (1st Lieut.) 

Frederick Parmelee. 

Harry Parsons, killed. 

Frederick J. Payne. 

Edwin W. Priest. 

D. W. Robinson. 

Philip Rheiuhardt. 

Henry P. Rich. 

John Rich. 

James Rich. 

Phineas L. Squares. 

Guernsy B. Smith. 

Edmond W. Shelley. 

Talcott Strong. 

Franklin S. Smith. 

Howard A. Smith. 

Albert M. Sizer, died in service. 

Frederick Sizer. 



Thomas Francis, killed. 

Thos. Francis, Jr., died in serv'e. George H. Twitchell. 

William Francis. Charles Tibballs. 

Franklin F. Field. John E. Vandervoort. 

W. R. Griswold, (Asst.Surgeon.)Luther White, died in service 

William H. Harrison. Seymour L. White, killed. 

Lewis W. Hart. Henry A. White. 

Charles E. Hart, (Capt.) Wedworth Fowler. 

Frederick J. Hart, (2d Lieut.) 

Twenty-two volunteers were also furnished by the town. 

Also, the following persons furnished substitutes: S. S. Scran- 
ton, Andrew Hull, L. A. Stone, L. M. Leach, Oscar Leach. 



OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 153 

Durham, it is said, was represented in 17 regiments. 

In the Summer of 1865, there was a large gathering of the 
people of Durham, who assembled in Lyman's Grove to welcome 
the returned soldiers. 



CHAPTBE IX. 

OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 
AGRICULTURE. 

At the first settlement of Durham, the principal occupations 
of the inhabitants were to open a place in the wilderness, each 
for himself; to build a log-house, and then to replace it by a 
better one, after saw mills were built ; to cut down and burn the 
forest trees ; to build fences, and establish boundary lines ; to 
bring the land to good tilth ; to lay it down to grass, to stock it 
with orchards, and furnish it with barns, and put cattle and sheep 
and horses upon it. Since these arrangements were made, agri- 
culture has been the chief employment, to which the land is well 
adapted. 

The soil in the Town Plat is excellent ; some of it indeed lying 
on a hard pan, some of it requiring drainage, but all of it pro- 
ductive with good cultivation. The soil in the first range of 
hills, in the eastern part of the town, is with some exceptions 
sufficiently free from stone, is easily worked, and for many years 
after the first settlement of the town, produced good crops, first 
of Wheat, and Indian-corn, and afterwards of Rye, and Buck- 
wheat. But by continual cropping for a long period, the soil, 
never the strongest, became in many localities exhausted ; though 
with a good dressing of manure it will still produce good crops? 
with a moderate amount of labor. 

In the west part of the town, the soil being on or near a trap 

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154 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

formation, though rather hard and stony is strong, and well 
adapted to grass and apple orchards. Some of the western hills 
are excellent pasture lands. 

The central range of land from the northern to the southern 
boundary, is sometimes called the swamp,is meadow land or prairie, 
which bears a coarse grass which has been, from the first settle- 
ment of the Town, of great value in furnishing hay for cattle ; 
and thus manure for the upland ; while the prairie or meadow 
itself is kept in a good condition of fertility, from the flooding 
to which it is subject. It was from this source of fertility, that 
Durham has had its high character, as an agricultural Town ; a 
character which it is in danger of loosing, now that some of the 
farmers, instead of raising and feeding cattle, are selling off their 
upland hay at Middletown and Portland. Something may in- 
deed be done by the purchase of artificial manures, but probably 
not enough to repair the fertility of the land, from which the hay 
is thus taken, and to which it is not returned in the shape of 
manure. Other farmers understand this, and adhere to the old 
mode of feeding out the hay with less immediate but more pros- 
pective profit, using artificial manure as auxiliary, but placing 
the most dependence on barn-yard manure. 

It has long been a problem what should be done with the large 
tracts of the old worn out pasture land, on the eastern hills. 
Should they be permitted to lie as they now are, and let them 
grow up to wood, or should the bushes be cut off, or should they 
be plowed up, and laid down to timothy in the hope of improv- 
ing the pasture ? Different answers would be given correctly 
in different cases. It has been found on trial, in some cases, that 
there is not all the advantage expected from endeavoring to sub- 
stitute timothy for the natural grasses and herbage. By plow- 
ing, the old grasses and herbage which are natural to the soil are 
destroyed, and the timothy, not being sustained by sufficient 
fertility in the soil, dies out, leaving the ground without verdure. 
In other cases, especially when the land is well manured, the 
experiment works well. Major Chedsey informs me that he has 
sown timothy on some of these pastures without plowing, and 
that it took root, and benefitted the pasture. Perhaps an im- 
provement upon this would be, to sow mixed grass seed of va- 
rious kinds, adapted to different varieties of soil, and to differ- 



OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 155 

ent portions of the season. In this way lawns in England are 
treated. 

For many years the farmers of Durham not only made their 
own cheese, and raised their own breadstuff, wheat, rye, and In- 
dian corn, but also, to some extent, sent these articles to market 
elsewhere. But this has not only ceased to be the case but the 
people depend largely on importing from the west all these ar- 
ticles, unless rye is an exception. The farmers, who seventy 
years ago used to kiln dry their Indian corn and send it to the 
West Indies, could hardly have believed that the farmers of 
Durham would ever depend largely on the Western states for 
this article. 

"At a Town Meeting in Durham, Dec. 9, 1718— The Town 
taking into consideration, the great damage yt hath happened in 
the town in the increase and growth of a good breed of cattle, 
for want of a sufficient number of Good Bulls, do now enact and 
order yt they will annually pay out of the Town treasury, 15 
shillings per year for Bulls three years old and upward, and 
ten shillings a year for two year old Bulls, the number of Bulls 
not to exceed seven ; and the select men for the time, and so 
from time to time, shall take effectual care to have good bulls, 
by choosing likely, well grown calves to be kept for Bulls to be 
paid for as above sd and the selectmen shall take care, as near 
as may be, that sd Bulls be raised and kept by persons that may 
suite the Town for situation." Other acts like these at different 
times showed that the Town were in earnest in their endeavors 
to procure a good breed of cattle. 

As a large number of the inhabitants came from Guilford, it is 
probable that they obtained from there cattle of the same fine 
< breed, for which Guilford has been distinguished, and which were 
imported by Governor William Leete, from Devonshire, Eng- 
land. This breed have the same general characteristics as the 
Devons, but are larger, and better milkers. Whether this differ- 
ence results from a change which they have undergone since they 
were originally imported, or whether the breed has changed in 
England in the two hundred years that have elapsed, it is diffi- 
cult to say ; perhaps it is owing to both causes. The Guilford 
breed of cattle, which are indeed found in Branford, Killingworth, 
Madison and Durham, are of a high red color, of a good size, 



156 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

larger than the imported Devons, very active, and hardy, excel- 
lent for farm work, and good milkers. Many of the farmers in 
these towns adhere persistently to this breed in preference to 
Durhams, Ayershires, Alderneys and Devons ; but others kill 
their calves, and furnish themselves from the droves with cattle 
of all breeds, " ring streaked and speckled and spotted," so that 
there is danger that the taste of Jacob the patriarch may prevail, 
and the old breed run out, or become mixed. 

It should be mentioned that Nathaniel W. Chauncey, Wor- 
thington Gr. Chauncey, Wedworth Wadsworth and Jared P. Kirt- 
land, M. D., now a distinguished pomologist of Ohio, took pains 
to introduce into Durham the best of fruit from Burlington, New 
Jersey, Long Island and elsewhere. The two former had a large 
nursery and furnished the inhabitants with trees at reasonable 
prices, many of which are now bearing in the town. There is 
not as much cider made as formerly ; and it is believed that cider 
made of grafted apples, for the table, is not as good as what is 
made of apples from wildings. 

COMMERCE. 

The commerce of ancient Durham consisted in the exchange 
of those articles .of agricultural produce, which they sold in Bos- 
ton, and in Middletown, and New Haven, or were by them- 
selves sent to the West Indies, in the shape of private adven- 
tures. These private adventures were intrusted to ship-masters 
or mariners, sailing out of Connecticut river chiefly from Mid- 
dletown, and were horses or cattle or fowls, or sometimes grain, 
or, it may be, kiln dried Indian corn. In return they obtained 
sugar, molasses, a cask of rum, or a young negro. In the early 
period, as their minister, Mr. Chauncey, was paid at least in part, 
in country produce, he, when disposing of it in Boston, would 
to some extent dispose of the agricultural products of his parish- 
ioners and receive in return such merchandise as was needed for 
family use. This has been alluded to elsewhere. The stores in 
Durham and Middletown render this inconvenient process unne- 
cessary. Shoes were largely sent to the South. 

MANUFACTURES. 

In some respects, Manufactures have fallen off in Durham. 
The present writer remembers the time when there were three 



OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 157 

gristmills in the town ; and one fulling mill, and a clothier's shop, 
and one hatter's shop, and one watchmaker, and a malt house, and 
a corn kiln, and four blacksmith's shops, a manufacturer of grave 
stones. Every large farmer had his shop, in which on a rainy 
day yokes and bows, and hoe handles,. &c., were manufactured. 
Besides the spinning wheel, many families had a loom for weav- 
ing linen and woolen and worsted. A stocking weaver found 
employment. A turning lathe found constant employment, 
where the boys could get tops, and the women chairs and bed- 
steads. There were two distilleries, several cooper shops ; and 
there is now in the Town a gun, manufactured in Durham, and 
carried to the American Army in Boston by Capt. Simeon Par- 
sons. There were four tanneries. 

In Durham as elsewhere, within the memory of some living, 
the spinning wheel, especially the one for flax, often made a part 
of the outfit when the bride left her father's house to dwell with 
her husband. A farmer said, that " he had rather see a bunch 
of skeins of yarn, than a bunch of Marygolds." A spinner who 
could annually count a goodly number of skeins of linen yarn 
and a goodly number of sheets and towels, bleached by herself, 
was sure of suitors. The spinning wheel made pleasant music 
in the house of the married pair ; to which in the way of inter- 
lude, were added, in some families, the labors of the loom, with 
alternate notes of the treadle pressed by the foot, and the shuttle 
thrown by the hand. Nor was the voice wanting, to trill forth 
some old English ballad or some Puritan psalm. Music like this, 
coming in strong tones from healthy lungs and an animated heart, 
would ring in the ears and the soul of the listener, taking him 
captive, whether in the house, or walking in way side, or check- 
ing his horse as trotting by. The " great wheel " gave health 
and a graceful, ready step, and nimble fingers to the young 
maiden. The " little wheel," borne by a brother or a " neighbor 
lad," she would on a morning carry to the house of some young- 
friend, as light hearted and as merry as herself, to spin in concert 
during the day. 

And then annually, for a period, came the spinning bee, a do- 
nation party at the parson's, when the matrons and the maidens 
i carried their run of yarn, and their husbands or their lovers some 



158 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

equivalent ; and when all found it " good to be merry and wise," 
cheered on by their courteous and pious host and hostess. 

But times have changed. Family employments have changed. 
The spinning wheel has given place to the cotton mill and the 
woolen mill. The hand shuttle has given place to the power- 
loom. A single machine, tended by a single person, will often 
do the work of twenty hands. Machinery has changed the man- 
ufacturing business of the country, and the family spinner's oc- 
cupation is gone. Since the invention of the knitting loom and 
the sewing machine, knitting and sewing in families seem des- 
tined to the same fate as spinning. There are, therefore, in Dur- 
ham as elsewhere, those who are like the lillies of the field in 
beauty, and who like them " toil not, neither do they spin." The 
good house wife no longer "seeketh wool and flax and worketh 
willingly with her hands." Flax is no longer seen in the sum- 
mer field. The wool-bearing sheep that once adorned the hills 
of Durham have fled from the landscape. 

FLAX. 

Flax was formerly an important crop, requiring a large outlay 
of labor on the farm and in the house, and yielding remunera- 
tive returns. The plowing, the sowing, the pulling, the collect- 
ing of the seed, the rotting, the breaking, the dressing, the spin- 
ning, the weaving, the bleaching, demanded a great amount of 
labor. The dressing of flax was the great business of the winter. 
But labor was low at that season of the year, when there was 
not much else to do besides getting fire wood. Eev. Mr. Chaun- 
cey hired a man for a week to dress flax. On Saturday evening 
he came for his pay. The flax which he had dressed was weighed, 
and was offered to him for his labor. He declined the offer with 
the question, "Kev.^sir, how do you think a poor man can sup- 
port his family at this rate?" 

Drawing wood to market employed a good deal of labor, and 
often furnished a good remuneration. On a pleasant day in the 
winter time, when the roads were good, a dozen teams might 
sometimes be seen carrying wood to Middletown. But now coal 
has largely taken the place of wood. 

SHEEP. 

For very many years every farmer, almost, kept sheep for the 
wool and the carcass, putting them into a public flock in the sum- 



OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 159 

mer. It was pleasant on a summer day to see the Town shep- 
herd tending his sheep, himself reclining with his dog under a 
tree, or driving them to better pasture as they went bleating 
along the road, yarding them at night in pens enriched by them 
for turnips. That pleasant vision has passed away. There is 
no longer a sheep master, or a shepherd with his dog, or the town 
flock. 

The following may be acceptable to some of our readers, as 
showing the enemies the farmers had to contend with, and the 
victories they won, as well as a specimen of town accounts : 

The Town of Durham Deb'r to Sundry persons as allowed by 
the Selectmen in Decembr 1729. 

To Benonie Hills for one Black bird £0. 0. 1 

To Noah Lymans Widow for 15 blackbirds & one crow 0. 1. 9 
To Ebe. Lyman for 61 black birds & 6 crowes 0. 8. 4 

To Moses Parsons for 20 black birds & 4 crowes 0. 3. 8 

To Eli. the widow of Deac. Tho. Lyman for 31 black birds 0. 2. 7 
To Simeon Parsons for 6 black birds 0. 0. 6 

To Timothy Parsons for 17 black birds 0. 1. 5 

To Capt. Jos. Coe for 59 black birds 0. 4.11 

and for laying the meeting house steps, and for 50 foot "] ' 

of boards for the meeting house, & for perambleating I -. ~ .. » 

ag't Middletown, and for halfe a days work at the j 

meeting house all J 

To Ensn. Hez. Talcott for 10 black birds &one crow 0. 1. 4 
To Richd Beach for 16 black birds & one crow 0. 1.10 

and a three yeare old Bull 0.15. 

To Serj Jos. Norton for 32 black birds 2s 8d, k a bull 

15sh, all 0.17. 8 

To Lieut. Sam Fairchild 33 black birds & 2 crowes 0. 3. 9 

To Serj Merwin 2 black birds 2d. & pream. & gainst 

Middletown 0. 2.10 

To David Robinson for 25 black birds & one crow 0. 2. 5 

To Jos. Tibbals for 28 black birds 0. 2. 4 

To Jos. Hickcox for 23 black birds & 4 crowes 0. 3.11 

and for a two yeare old Bull 0.10. 

To Samuel Stanley for 11 black birds 0. 0.11 

To Richard Spelman for one crow 0. 0. 6 

To Sam. Roberts for 5 black birds 0. 0. 5 

To John Norton for 33 black birds 0. 2. 9 



160 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

To Jonathan Wells for 21 black birds 0. 1. 9 

To Cornelius Hull for 30 black birds & one crow 0. 3. 

To Silas Crane 23 black birds 0. 1.11 

To Capt Henry Crane for 32 black birds 0. 2. 8 

and for a growen Bull 0.15. 

To Albert Eossetter for 6 black birds 0. 0. 6 

To Samuel Norton for 5 black birds and 2 crowes 0. 1. 5 

To George Squire for 2 black birds 2d and sweeping the 

meeting house 1.10. 2 

To Eliakim Strong for 7 black birds 0. 0. 7 

To Ser. John Camp for 6 black birds 0. 0. 6 

and for work at the meeting house 0. 1. 8 

To Ser. Nathaniel Sutlief for one black bird 0. 0. 1 

To Ser. Josiah Avered for 26 black birds 0. 2. 2 

To Nathan Camp for 14 black birds 0. 1. 2 

To Noadiah C rane for 4 black birds 4c? & druming 13s 9d 0. 14. 1 
To Curtis Fairchild for drumming 0.13.10 

To Lieut. Joel Permele for 6 black birds & one crow 0. 1. 

and for two bulls - 1. 5. 

and for nails & work at the meeting house 0. 5. 8 

To Jos. Wheeler 2 black birds 0. 0. 2 

To Josiah Fowler for 3 black birds 0. 0. 3 

To mr. Hez. Kilborn for nails used at the meeting house 0. 1. j6 
To Daniel Squire for work at the meeting 0. 1. 8 

To Theo. Morrison for mending the School masters chayre 0. 2. 
To Zacha. Hinman for 5 black birds 0. 0. 5 

To Constable Moses Parsons for crying & selling one shay 0. 3. 
To James Curtis for a 2 yeare old Bull 0.10. 

To David Baldwin for a growen Bull 0.15. 

To Deacon Wm. Seward for a growen Bull 0.15. 

To David Baldwin in part for waits for the Town Standard 0. 8. 11 
To Samuel Seward for a two yeare old Bull 0.10. 

To Caleb Seward for 13 black birds 0. 1. 1 

To Abraham Crittenden for three black birds 0. 0. 3 

To David Johnson for 2 black birds & two Crowes 0. 1. 2 

To Ser. Jos. Norton for halfe a loade of wood for the 

Town meeting 0. 1. 9 

To Ezra Baldwin for carrying & returning the Town waits 

to Hartford to have them sealed 0. 6. 6 



OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 161 

To James Wadsworth for his services as Town Treas'r 1.10. 

and for a growen Bull 0.15. 

To Doctor Seaward for peram. agt. Kilingworth 0. 2. 8 

To Samuel Camp for a grown Bull 0.15. 

To Benj. Everest 3 black birds & a crow 0. 9. 

To Ser. Murwin for the Servise of his Bull 0. 2. 

SLAVERY IN DURHAM. 

Like other towns in Connecticut, Durham owned slaves, who 
labored on farms, and in families. These slaves were some of 
them brought directly from Africa, or quite as often from the 
West Indies, with which a brisk commerce was carried on by the 
people of Connecticut. It was not uncommon for individuals 
to send out by ship-masters, adventures in the productions of 
their farms, to the West Indies, and to receive in return the pro- 
ductions of the West Indies, and negroes. Thus a man would 
sometimes send an order for a likely young negro. These ne- 
groes were more frequently obtained for Durham from the port 
of Middletown, which numbered, among its shipmasters, those 
who traded in the West Indies and dealt in negroes, for the supply 
of the country, that is the Colony. 

In a letter on the 5th of July, 1773, his Majesty's secretary in- 
quired of the Governor of Connecticut as to the population of 
the Colony. The answer of the Governor in 1774, was that the 
number of whites was 191,372, and the number of blacks 6,464. 
I have not consulted the tables, but taking the population of Dur- 
ham as about 1,000 at that time, the average number for Durham 
would be 33. But the town had actually 44 slaves. Nearly all 
the blacks were slaves. 

At that time family government was of a high type, active, 
vigilant, and effective. Slavery was regarded as a family insti- 
tution. When slaves were married, -it was done only with the con- 
sent of their masters, just as children in their minority were 
married with the consent of their parents. This consent was 
carefully recorded by the minister who married them. They 
were regarded as no better qualified to take care of themselves, 
than children during their minority. Like children, they were 
(carefully taught the catechism and the commandments, in the 
family. Their infants were not unfrequently offered in baptism, 
by their believing masters. 
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162 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

They bad their holidays and amusements. They would sta- 
tedly, or occasionally, appoint a King who was decorated with 
some of the emblems of royalty. One of these kings the pres- 
ent writer recollects to have seen. He had the appropriate name, 
Caesar, and held his court in the west side of the town. 

They had their balls, in imitation of the whites. One of these 
balls the present writer witnessed at the Wilkinson house, just 
south of the Goodrich house. Sawny Freeman, whom some now 
must remember, was their musician. He accompanied his violin 
with a sort of organ, which he played with his foot. It was 
somewhat, in its effect, like the Aeolian attachment to the piano. 
It added greatly to the volume of the music. At this ball be- 
sides contra dances they had jigs and reels. They danced with 
great agility and spirit, like the dancing pair in Goldsmith's 
Deserted Village, " who simply sought renown, by holding out, to 
tire each other down." About the year 1800, the number of the 
negroes had diminished, and most of the adults were either slaves 
or recently manumitted. Free negroes do not generally keep 
their numbers good in the successive generations. In Durham 
now, there are only five ; without any prospect of increase. The 
diminution of negroes in comparison, with the increase of whites, 
since the emancipation of slaves in Connecticut, is greater than 
it is on an average, in the State at large. " Durham contained in 
1756, 765 whites and 34 blacks, in 1774, 1074, white and 44 
blacks." In 1776 every 24th person was a negro. 

Among the names of those that owned slaves in Durham, are 
those of Chauncey, Wadsworth, Talcott, Parsons, Merwin, Coe, 
Bates, Lyman, Fowler, Parmelee, Camp, Newton, Baldwin, Guern- 
sey, Sutliff, Burritt and others. To those who deem slavery 
wrong, these facts may seem strange. But it is to be remembered 
that every age has its own interpretation of the divine law, and its 
own favorite morality. In those days, slavery was not consid- 
ered as sinful by many of the best men. Such men as Rev. John 
Davenport of New Haven, and Governor Theophilus Eaton, the 
founders of the Colony, Rev. Joseph Elliott of Guilford, the 
son of the Apostle John Elliott, Rev. Jared Elliott of Killing- 
worth, Rev. Timothy Woodbridge of Hartford, the Rev. Noa- 
diah Russell of Middletown, and Governor Joseph Talcott owned 
slaves. Rev. President Jonathan Edwards, the greatest divine of 



OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 163 

New England, owned slaves, and wrote in defense of the slave 
trade. Governor Gurdon Saltonstall, a minister of the Church 
in New London, and owner of one of the farms granted by the 
General Assembly in Durham, addressed the Legislature in de- 
fense of slavery. Those who owned slaves in Durham and 
elsewhere in Connecticut were not considered as inferior to those 
who did not own slaves, in piety or in intellectual culture, or in 
social position. After the act of the Legislature for the gradual 
emancipation of the slaves of Connecticut, the aged ones were 
generally well taken care of by their owners, better than were the 
Town poor by the Town, better than were the free negroes. 

A SPECIMEN BILL OF SALE OF A NEGRO. 

Durham June 19th, 1759. 
Know all men by this present : that I the subscriber, widow 
Mary Merwin, Executrix of the last will of Daniel Merwin Jun. 
do sell alien, and convey and confirm unto Elnathan Chauncey 
of Durham in the county of New Haven, to him and his heirs 
one certain Negro man, about 30 years of age named Ginne, for, 
and during his natural life, it being for the consideration of 13 
pounds already received to my full satisfaction, in witness hereof 
I set my hand and seal, this 19th of June in the year of our 
Lord 1759. 

In presence of Mary Merwin. 

James Tibbals. 
Abner Newton. 

anecdotes of devonshire, a guinea negro 
slave of rev. mr. chauncey. 

Mr. Chauncey, on going into his hay field found his men rak- 
ing hay at rather a rapid rate, said in a pleasant, familiar way, 
" Many hands make light work." Devonshire, (who was raking 
behind two others) answered quickly, No, no Massa, u Not when 
you'r raltiri behind.' 1 

It being customary among the older part of the congregation 
to take notes of the heads of the sermon on the Sabbath, D. soli- 
cited of Mr. C. pen, ink and paper for that purpose. After ser- 
vice he produced a paper covered with all manner of hieroglyphics, 
and on viewing which the Rev. gentleman said, What is this, 



164 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Devonshire? I cannot read it at all. Devonshire (in astonish- 
ment, taking the paper.) Not, read, THAT, Massa! Come 
out of your own mouth, every word of it. 

On returning from Church, (after hearing a discourse from the 
text, " Dead in tresspasses and sins," &c.) he found the barn door 
open and the " Old ram " on the hay satisfying the demands of 
nature. He returned immediately to the house exclaiming Massa, 
Massa, the Old ram is dead ! Mr. C. followed him to the barn 
and found as above stated, and then, in a reproving manner said, 
Devonshire ! how came you to say so f D. replied quickly, Dead 
in tresspass and sin, I guess Massa. 

Mr. Chauncey had a meadow (called the Burnham lot) the 
crop of hay on which, unfortunately, for a number of successive 
years was nearly ruined by rain. Devonshire, on seeing the Eev. 
gentleman preparing to attend a meeting appointed by the good 
people of the place on Thursday, in mid-summer of a severe 
drought, to invoke the blessing of Almighty God in sending the 
necessary showers to water the dry and thirsty earth, said to Mr. 
Chauncey, Is it Sabbath day, to-l)AY, Massa ? No, replied Mr. 
C. Dev. Then why go to meeting if it's not Sabbath day ? Mr. 
C. in reply said earnestly, Devonshire, Don't you see all our fields, 
meadows and gardens are drying up for want of rain ? God is 
the author of all our mercies, and we meet to pray that He would 
send down rain to water the earth. 0-0, said Devonshire, with 
a curious twinkle of the eye. Rain, Massa, rain, that's what 
you Want. Better go and mow the Burnham lot ; get rain quick 
enough then. 

The anecdotes above were furnished by Leveret Norton, Esq. 

TOWN AFFAIRS. 

In ancient Durham, office, whether Town or Colony, was re- 
garded as a duty to be performed, and not as a privilege to be 
enjoyed. If a man was elected to office, he paid his fine, unless 
he performed the duty ; excepting in a few cases when he could 
show a good and sufficient reason for declining the appointment. 
Thus December, 1778, we have the following record, " Whereas, 
Col. James Arnold having excused himself from serving as se- 
lectman by paying his fine, Simeon Parsons was chosen select- 
man for the year ensuing." One reason why anciently office was 



OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 165 

regarded as a duty to be performed, and in modern times it is 
regarded as a privilege to be enjoyed, is, that anciently there 
was generally no emolument attached to Town offices, and in 
modern times there is. 

There is a tradition that on one occasion so few were present 
at " Freemen's Meeting " that they waited for men who would 
go past with their team, and persuaded them to come in and elect 
delegates to the General Assembly. So little party spirit was 
there and so much confidence that the right men would be elected. 

The poor were disposed of at auction to individuals who would 
keep them at the lowest price, it being expected that the person 
so sold or disposed of, should work for those that bid them off. 
Thus in the town account for the year 1795, it is stated that 
" Sarah Allen was vendued by the week one month at a place, 
to certain persons named " for the twelve months commencing 
Dec. 15th, 1794. To Joel Parmalee one month, 2s. 5d., to Joel 
Parmalee the second month for 2s. 4d., to John Spencer the third 
for 2s. 5d. &c, to Eliphas Parmalee the last month for Is. 4d. 

In the town account for 1766, are the following items : Paid 
to Joseph Francis for perambulating Killingworth line, 2s. ; to 
Benjamin Picket for perambulating Haddam line, 2s. ; to Wm. 

for keeping the middle school, £4,14.4 ; to Mr. Thomas 

Burgess for keeping the middle school, £12,13.2 ; Simeon Par- 
sons for keeping the North School, £2,19.1|-; Charles Chaun- 
cey for keeping the North school, £4,10.10^; Bryan Rosseter 
for keeping the south school, £3,19.6 ; Caleb Fowler for keep- 
ing the west side school, £5,5.8 ; Elihu Crane for a load of wood, 
4s. 6d. 

ARCHITECTURE. 

After the inhabitants began to build commodious houses, the 
fashionable style for a time was the Lean to house, of which 
Frederick Parmelee's house is a type. This kind of house was 
two stories in front and one story in the rear, had at one end of 
the kitchen a bed-room, and at the other end a pantry. The 
next style that came into fashion was the Oambrel Hoofed house, 
of which the house owned formerly by Dennis Camp, is a type. 
The next style that came into fashion was what was called the 
Upright house, sometimes with one chimney, and sometimes with 



166 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

two. The next style in order was the Half house so called, with 
one room in front, of which Mr. William Canfleld's house is a 
type. The next style in order is that of the present time, which 
has in it a good deal of variety. Mr. Haywood's house may be 
taken as a type. 

DOMESTIC CUSTOMS. 

A characteristic of the houses built in the first half century 
after the settlement of Durham, was the large kitchen fire place, 
which in some cases was seven or eight feet in width, having 
sometimes one and sometimes two ovens in it, admitting back logs 
two or three feet * in diameter, and three or four children into 
the " chimney corners." The large and steady fire on the hearth 
in such a fire place shone on faces of many a large family circle, 
gathered together on a winter's evening. To many a large fam- 
ily of eight or ten children the hearth-stone was a load-stone to 
draw them around it. There was knitting for the mother and 
the elder daughters. There were the slates for the older sons. 
There were apples and nuts for the younger children, or it may 
be a lesson in spelling. There were the two volumes from the 
Town Library for the father and others. There was story tel- 
ling and song singing. There was the mug of cider enlivened 
by red pepper against cold. There was the family bible, and 
there was family prayer before retiring to rest. In short there were 
family government, family instruction, family amusement and 
family religion. 

" In what Arcadian, what Utopian ground 
Were warmer hearts or manlier feelings found, 
More hospitable welcome, or more zeal 
To make the curious " tarrying " stranger feel 
That, next to home, here best may he abide, 
To rest and cheer him by the chimney side ; 
Drink the hale farmer's cider, as he hears 
From the gray dame the tales of other years ; 
Cracking his shag barks as the aged crone, 
Mixing the true and doubtful into one, 
Tells how the Indian scalped the helpless child, 
And bore its shrieking mother to the wild — 
Butchered the father hastening to his home, 
Seeking his cottage, — finding but his tomb ; 
How drums and flags and troops were seen on high, 
Wheeling and charging in the northern sky, 
And that she knew what these wild tokens meant ; 
When to the old French war her husband went ; 
How by the thunder-blasted tree, was hid 
The golden spoil of far-famed Robert Kidd ; 



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And then the chubby grand-child wants to know 

About the Ghosts and Witches long ago, 

That haunted the old swamp — the clock strikes ten — 

The prayer is said, nor unforgotten then 

The stranger in their gates. A decent rule 

Of Elders in this puritanic school." — Brainard. 

CLOTHING. 

The inhabitants were generally clad in fabrics manufactured, 
that is made by hand, in the family. There was woolen cloth 
spun in the house but fulled and dressed at the clothier's shop. 
There was brown tow cloth, and streaked linen for the males, 
with bleached linen for shirts. In the summer they generally 
wore brown tow or linen trowsers and frock ; the latter being a 
kind of over shirt. The fulled cloth worn in the winter time 
though often coarse was warm. It was sometimes very decent 
in appearance when made of fine wool, well spun and well 
dressed. The females were clad in streaked linen or checked 
linen, on week days, and in chintzes and it may be muslins and 
silks on the Sabbath. The wedding gowns if not muslin were 
sometimes of brocade or lutestring. Near the close of the last 
century silk was reeled and woven in Durham. For a consider- 
able time the women wore cloaks of scarlet broadcloth. In the 
year 1800 women might be seen on the Sabbath riding or walk- 
ing in the street, or sitting at church having on these cloaks ; a 
very comely and comfortable article of dress. 

Chaises were introduced into Durham about 1775 or 80. For 
some years there were only three chaises in the town. The peo- 
ple went to meeting on horse-back, the women sitting behind the 
men on pillions. While this fashion continued every house had 
a horse-block. 

DIET. 

For diet, bread and milk was generally used before tea and 
coffee had been introduced. After the land had ceased to pro- 
duce wheat, rye bread was commonly used. The present writer 
once heard an aged man say, that he remembered the time when 
turnips were the principal vegetable used, and that, generally, 
potatoes were planted in gardens, in such quantities as beets and ' 
carrots are now. Salt-meat broth was a standing dish in many 



168 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

families. This was made by soaking salt beef in water until 
sufficiently fresh and then boiling it and adding to the liquor 
fragrant herbs, with pieces of bread, and it may be onions. Be- 
sides hasty-pudding there was plain Indian pudding which was 
used almost every day, in some families at dinner, before the meat, 
with butter and molasses. This pudding was boiled in a bag ; 
hence the proverb "the proof of the pudding is eating the bag." 
This does not mean that the bag itself is eaten, but only that the 
whole of the pudding in the bag is eaten, thus proving that the 
pudding is a good one. " A bag of meal," means the whole of 
the meal in the bag. Besides cider, beer was brewed in many 
families, after the fashion in England. This was done partly for 
the purpose of using the " emptyings " of the beer barrel, that is 
lees, for yeast. Hence the proverb, " as you brew, so you must 
bake." If you make good beer, you can make good bread. 

In many families meat was eaten three times a day, though it 
was sometimes in the shape of dried beef. But the most of the 
population of both sexes were accustomed to labor actively, either 
in the house or on the farm. Even the females were much in 
the open air, either in milking or drawing water with the old 
fashioned well-sweep, or riding on horse back, or gathering nuts 
or berries, or bleaching cloth, or in the case of an approaching 
thunder storm, raking or loading hay. 

SOCIAL ENJOYMENTS. 

The people of Durham like others of puritan descent in the 
towns of Connecticut, inherited the dislike of amusements of 
many kinds. Their ancestors in England had quarrelled with 
the king in their opposition to the book of sports, and it would 
therefore not be very consistent to engage in amusements like 
those mentioned in that book, after they came to this country. 
But they had their social enjoyments. The whole population 
here for several generations attended meeting together, where 
they felt that they had common interests and common enjoyment. 
Here they saw each other's faces every Sabbath, and in the inter- 
mission, heard of each other's welfare or misfortunes. Here they 
received impressions of each other which, not unfrequently, ri- 
pened into friendship or conjugal love. 



OCCUPATION'S AND CUSTOMS. 169 

They had small supper parties at first, and tea drinkings af- 
terwards. There were weddings and quiltings, and huskings 
where the red ear had especial honor. There were sleigh-rides 
and barbecues sometimes, and plays in which the forfeits were 
paid with kisses ; and balls which were considered as the school 
of good manners in opposition to clownishness and rowdyism. 

The young men met together and appointed managers of the 
ball, usually four or six in number, who provided a room and 
refreshment, engaged music, sometimes sent out cards, sometimes 
assigned to the several gentlemen the duty of waiting on the 
several ladies, or assigning partners, preserved order, paid the 
bills by collecting the assessments on the gentlemen who attended. 
I do not certainly know whether there was an ordination ball 
when Eev. David Smith was ordained. When Eev. Aaron Dut- 
ton was ordained in Guilford there was an ordination ball. While 
dancing was fashionable, dancing masters taught dancing in 
schools from time to time, thus improving, as was generally be- 
lieved, the manners of the young people. Besides hunting and 
fishing, there was the wrestling ring on training days, when the 
champions showed their strength and agility in "side-hold," 
"back-hold," and "at arms length." When the present writer 
was a boy, Samuel Wright was the acknowledged champion, 
though he was sometimes laid on his back by a young Robinson. 

Sometimes, as now, men amused themselves in making bar- 
gains, which exercised the skill of both parties as much as a 
game of chess, while they differ from that game inasmuch as 
both parties are often winners. Still it should be said that the 
passion for making bargains has in the progress of time grown 
stronger rather than weaker. 

A man by the name of Penfield used to buy apples of Gideon 
Leete, who owned the lot opposite Mr. John Hickox, where they 
grew, and to make parties and invite the young folks. He would 
give a particular kind of apple to each girl, kissing her at the 
(same time, much to the amusement of the young fellows. The 
apple thus got the name of the " bussing apple." He became old 
and poor, and the young men made up a subscription for him, 
land clothed him well, and invited him to a party, for the fun of 
seeing him give an apple and a kiss to each girl. 

A Mr. Tuttle in Whitestown, N. Y., was in the habit of hold- 

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170 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

ing a meeting every Sabbath in a barn and of asking each one 
to pray. William Handy, a loose, noisy man proposed to Will- 
iam Hinman and Asher Camp, two &t least of the three being 
emigrants from Durham, that the first man that he asked to pray, 
should either pray or pay a bottle of rum. He was asked the 
first. He made a short, incoherent, hurried prayer, became 
thoughtful and serious, and afterwards a Christian, and Deacon of 
a church. 

HOLIDAYS. 

Election day, when the Governor, first of the Colony, then of 
the State, was inducted into office, was a holiday. The farmers 
endeavored to finish their planting of corn before this day, which 
came in the first part of May. This induction into office of the Gov- 
ernor and the meeting of the Legislature bore some faint re- 
semblance to a coronation, or the meeting of Parliament in Eng- 
land. The men laid down their hoes, or left their work shops, 
to enjoy a respite from labor. There were little gatherings about 
the town, and sometimes a great gathering. The women made 
election cake — raised cake ; the young ladies prepared for a ball 
in the evening. 

The fourth of July for many years after 1776, was kept as a 
holiday — sometimes in the spirit of party, and sometimes in the 
spirit of '76. In 1859, it was kept in this latter spirit, and noth- 
ing was said or done at which any political party could take 
offense. 

Thanksgiving was a holiday, as now, and on the day before 
Thanksgiving, the young men hunted game in the forest, or shot 
at hens and turkeys, tied to a stake, paying a fee for the *shot ; 
fourpence half penny a shot for hens, at the distance of eight 
rods, and ninepence a shot at a turkey at the distance of ten rods. 

Owing to the old grudge against Episcopacy, not much was 
made of Christmas for many years, not so much as recently. 

The children who attended school, had Saturday afternoon for 
a holiday. In the forenoon they recited the " Assembly's Cate- 
chism," and in the early part of the present century, after Epis- 
copalianism had been introduced, a portion of them recited the 
" Church Catechism " as it was called. 

Fast days appointed by the Governor of the Colony or the 



OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 171 

State were for a long time honored, when " all servile labor and 
vain recreation on said day, were by law forbidden." In the 
preaching, for nearly a hundred years, on Fast days and Thanks- 
giving days, there may sometimes have been a little of the spice 
of politics, that all could relish ; but this spice was not turned 
into the pepper of party politics until more recently. 

The schools were taught by males for a long time. The pre- 
cise time when females began to be employed in summer schools 
I have not been able to ascertain. A man by the name of Jones 
was a noted school master. He was a full believer in the doc- 
trine that "the rod and reproof bring wisdom." When he whip- 
ped a boy, his language was, " it comes tough but it is for your 
own good." To encourage his pupils to behave well he would 
lisp, " Boys, boys, if you will be good to me, I will be good to 
you." 

EXECUTION OF THE LAWS. 

When the laws of the Colony or of the State were few and 
simple, and before they had been tampered with for party pur- 
poses, or degraded by the chicanery of lawyers, the authorities 

I and people of Durham were strict to enforce the laws. Indeed 
they became somewhat famous in the region round about, for en- 
forcing the laws, respecting the observance of the Sabbath, rival- 

{ ing the Jews, or at least the primitive puritans. Travelers were 
stopped on the Sabbath and sometimes fined, and sometimes de- 
tained until Monday. The " Whipping post" which like Ex- 
Presidents, retains its title after its occupation is gone, was for a 
long time thought to be a valuable auxiliary to good morals. In- 
stead of sending the criminal to the penitentiary, or letting him 
off without punishment for petty larcenies and crimes, he was 
sentenced to be whipped five or ten lashes or more. The pres- 
ent writer saw this punishment inflicted by the constable, both 
in Durham and in New Haven. In Durham the punishment 
was inflicted with a lash whip, with more parade and flourish 
than severity. In New Haven it was inflicted with a raw-hide 
whip, much to the satisfaction of the admiring students of the 
college who assembled to witness it. 

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172 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

raerly produced on the minds of intelligent travelers, by the ap- 
pearance of Durham: 

Extract from President Manning's diary during a journey 
from Providence to Philadelphia and back, April 29th — Sept. 
29th, 1779. 

" Wednesday, Sept. 22. — Set out (from New Haven) at seven 
o'clock, having taken breakfast. Took the road to Durham, 
crossed the bridge, and the long causeway one half mile over the 
marsh. The first six or seven miles very sandy, then a good soil 
and well improved to and through Paug, (Northford) a pleasant 
village, nine miles. Mr. Williams, minister, invited me to his 
house, but we could only stop to oat. From thence to Durham, 
excellent land and husbandry, and the buildings uncommonly 
elegant. Durham, a considerable town, situated on a hill ; the 
buildings good ; distance nine miles. Dined at Landlord Camp's. 
The people agreeable. After setting out was stopped by Gen- 
eral Wads worth, and invited to call, but time would not admit." 
—Guild's " Manning and Brown University" page 285. 

THE FIRST TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. 

The first temperance organization in the town was formed, 
June 30th, 1828, with the following pledge or bond of Union : 

"Believing that the use of intoxicating Liquors is for persons 
in health, not only unnecessary but hurtful ; that it is the cause 
of forming intemperate appetites and habits ; and that while it 
is continued the evils of intemperance cannot be prevented. 

Therefore, we the subscribers for the purpose of promoting 
our own welfare and that of the community, agree that we will 
abstain from the use of distilled spirits except as a medicine in 
case of bodily infirmity ; that we will not allow the use of them 
in our families nor provide them for the entertainment of our 
friends or for persons in our employment ; and that in all suita- 
ble ways we will discountenance the use of them in the com- 
munity." 

The foregoing was first and originally signed by 

Eev. David Smith, Nathan S. Camp, 

Wedworth Wadsworth, Wm. A. Hart, 

Abner Newton, 4 Silas Marriman, 



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Eoger Newton, Allen Shipman, 

Seth Seward, Alpheus W. Camp, 

Talcott Bates, Dennis Camp, 

David Johnson, Chs. Lyman, 

Peres Sturtevant, Horace Newton, 

David Harrison, M. D. Joseph Chedsey, 

Alfred Camp, Abner Newton, Jun. 

Wolcott P. Stone, Samuel Newton. 

After this society went into operation, additions were made to 
its members, meetings were held, addresses delivered, the pulpit 
spoke out, until the society in less than eight years numbered 
377 members, many of them pledged to abstain from the use of 
all intoxicating liquors. Such was the success of this movement 
in favor of temperance, that the various temperance organiza- 
tions that have existed in the town since 1828, have at times, 
embraced more than half the entire population pledged to abstain 
from all intoxicating liquors as a beverage. The good effects of 
these early movements in favor of temperance on the morals and 
health and prosperity of the town were strikingly manifest 
But while to the honor of the town this early movement in favor 
of temperance, and this early success are recorded, it may be 
proper to confess that the number of tobacco growers, chewers, 
and smokers has increased. 



THE MEEEIAM MANUFACTURING COMPANY. 

The Merriam Manufacturing Company of Durham was organ- 
ized January 25th, 1851, with a capital of $15,000, for the man- 
ufacture of Japanned and Stamped Tin Ware, Tin Toys, &c. 
The first election for Directors was held February 14th, 1851, 
with the following result, Miles Merwin, Jr., L. T. Merriam, 
Samuel Newton, William Wadsworth and Enos Kogers. 

Miles Merwin, Jr., President. 

T. S. Hubbard, Secretary and Treasurer. 

The capital stock was increased Sept. 7th, 1853, to the amount 
of $25,000. The present • board of Directors Dec. 25th, 1865, 



174 



HISTORY OF DURHAM. 



are Miles Merwin, Jos. H. Parsons, David Lyman, E. L. John- 
son, and Francis Hubbard. 

Miles Merwin, President. 

F. Hubbard, Sec'y and Treasurer. 

The success of the enterprise has been somewhat varied. Its 
productions are well known and appreciated, and the present 
state of its affairs is such, as promises permanency, and, as is 
believed, will add to the prosperity of the village in which it is 
located. 

THE DEATH OF MR. ISAAC PRENTISS AND OF 
MR. JOHN T. PALMER. 

" In passing through the town of Durham, the stage coach 
crosses a stream called Allyn's brook, usually small but with 
high banks. Over this stream was a wooden bridge, 94 feet long 
and 21 feet high. On the east, or above the bridge, at the dis- 
tance of 180 feet is a mill-dam. At the distance of 36 rods be- 
low, is a log for the convenience of foot passengers, supported at 
each end by a tree. The earth, at this time, February 21st, 1822, 
was covered with a large body of snow, and the streams were 
deeply frozen. 

" Before the dawn of this memorable day, a warm and violent 
wind commenced from the south, accompanied by a heavy rain. 
The water did not however rise until about 10 o'clock A. M., or 
less than two hours before the stage arrived. But so rapid was 
the rise of the water, that, in one hour and a half, large cakes of 
ice were brought down against the trestles of the bridge, and one 
pier was carried away. 

" A few minutes after this event, which was known to but very 
few, between the hours of 11 and 12, the great mail stage ar- 
rived, containing Isaac Prentiss, John T. Palmer, and Philip 
Gray, as passengers. In attempting to cross the bridge from the 
north, the southern part gave way, and with the exception of the 
lead horses, which had reached the abutment, the whole were 
precipitated into the torrent which carried them down together, 
till they struck the above mentioned log. Here the carriage was 
dashed in pieces. The driver seized the limb of a tree, and 



OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 175 

held till he was rescued. Mr. Gray swam for a fence, which ex- 
tended into the water, which he hardly reached and from which 
he was taken with difficulty. The two other gentlemen were 
overwhelmed by the torrent. 

"The alarm was instantly given, and many were soon present, 
who used every possible exertion, even at the risk of health and 
life, to save the unfortunate sufferers. But all in vain, they had 
sunk to rise no more ! It was nearly four hours before the body 
of Mr. Palmer was found, which was then past resuscitation. 
The body of Mr. Prentiss was not found until early the next 
morning. Their remains were treated with marked respect by 
every class of citizens. On the day of their interment they were 
attended to the House of God, by a large concourse of people, 
from this and the adjoining towns, when the preceding discourse 
was delivered to a deeply affected and sympathizing audience." 

The foregoing is from a note attached to the sermon delivered 
by Kev. David Smith, on the 24th, which was a very solemn and 
appropriate one, and which was printed. In that sermon the 
speaker said, " In regard to the elder, Mr. Isaac Prentiss, we know 
very little. From information by a passenger yesterday, it ap- 
pears that he was respectable, and has left a young family to de- 
plore his exit." 

" In respect to the younger, Mr. John Temple .Palmer, more 
particular information has been obtained. If this information 
be correct, he was the son of Capt. John Palmer, a British officer 
in the Eevolutionary war. His mother, Augusta, was grand 
daughter of the late Governor Bowdoin of Massachusetts, and 
daughter of Sir John Temple, Bart, who was, at the time of her 
marriage with Capt. Palmer, Consul General in the United States 
to the Court of Great Britain. The parents of the deceased re- 
moved from this country to Great Britain ; but for some years 
past, have resided in the south of France. Having given their 
son a classical education in Europe, they sent him, about four years 
since, to pursue the study of the law in this country, in which he 
intended to settle. So far as I can learn, he has spent a part of 
this time in Harvard University, and part with Mr. Emmet, a 
distinguished attorney in the city of New York. He had many 
respectable connections in Boston, particularly the Bowdoin and 
Winthrop families. To these he had made a visit, expecting, on 



176 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

his return to New York, to embark for Europe on a visit to hi3 
parents and friends." 

The following was written by John G. C. Brainard, and en- 
titled "lines suggested by a late occurrence." 

" How slow we drive ! — but the hour will come, 

When friends shall greet me with affection's kiss ; 

When seated in my boyhood's happy home, 
I shall enjoy a mild contented bliss, 

Not often met with in a world like this ! 
Then shall I see that brother, youngest born, 

I use to play with in my sportiveness ; 

And from a Mother's holiest look shall learn 

A parent's thanks to God ; for a loved son's return. 

" And there is one, who, with a down cast eye 

Will be the last to welcome me ; but yet 
My memory tells me of a parting sigh, 

And of a lid with tears of sorrow wet, 
And how she bade me never to forget 

A friend — and blushed — O ! shall I see again 
The same kind look I saw, when last we met, 

And parted. Tell me then that life is vain — 

That joy is met with once, is seldom met again. 

******* 
* * " See ye not the falling, fallen mass ? 

Hark ! hear ye not the drowning swimmer's cry ? 
Look on the ruins of the desperate pass ! 

Gaze at the hurried ice that rushes by 

Bearing a freight of woe and agony, 
To that last haven where we all must go — 

Resistless as the stormy clouds that fly 
Above our reach, is that dark stream below ! — 
May peace be in its ebb — there's ruin in its flow." 



CHAPTER X. 

character of the early inhabitants. 

The early inhabitants of Durham were enterprising and ener- 
getic. In the year 1698, when Caleb Seward of Guilford, the 
first pioneer of the unbroken wilderness, moved into his log- 
house in the south part of Cogenchaug, he might have climbed 
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CHARACTER OF THE EARLY INHABITANTS. 177 

northwardly, as Moses looked from Pisgah upon Canaan, upon 
hills rising into mountain ranges on the east and on the west part 
of the landscape, and between them upon that long swamp, Cog- 
inchaug, and the small stream working its sluggish way through 
it ; but he would have seen very little like a land of promise. 
The Metabesset or Middletown Indians ranged through the forests 
and swamps, in pursuit of the wild deer and the beaver ; but 
they seem never to have made a settlement. The long swamp 
in the midst of the territory and occupying a considerable space 
in it, not only could not be easily brought into use, but it interrup- 
ted the communication from the east to the west side of it. And 
there is a tradition, that when some men explored the territory 
in order to learn its capabilities, they rej^orted, that on the belt 
of land between the swamp and the eastern hills on the one side, 
and the bass tree hills on the other, there was space for about six 
farms. Think of that unbroken pathless wilderness, the abode 
of the wolf and the panther on the hills, a possession of the " bit- 
tern and the pools of water " in the swamps, guarded by the rat- 
tlesnake and the copperhead. 

They must have been men of enterprise and energy, men of 
bold hearts and strong hands, who could undertake the task of 
planting their institutions, domestic and religious, social and civil, 
on this forbidding ground. But they performed their task no- 
bly and well. 

Think, for a moment, of what Durham is, in contrast to what 
Coginchaug was. Think of this glorious amphitheater of culti- 
vated hills rising in successive ranges from the midland prairie 
as from an arena ; these farms, long the abode of comfort, in- 
telligence and religion ; this beautiful and quiet village ; and 
" these steeple towers and spires, whose silent finger points to 
Heaven." When you look around upon the beauty of your sum- 
mer landscape, on which the " power of cultivation lies," or as 
you sit in a stormy winter evening, in your warm houses, call to 
mind what Durham was when that solitary family, near the 
southern border, were in their rude cabin of logs, listening it may 
be to the howl of the gaunt wolf, or to the stealthy step of the 
Indian. And gratefully call to mind the privations and toil, the 
virtues and wisdom of your forefathers, which procured for you 

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the public privileges, and private advantages, which you now 
enjoy. 

The early inhabitants of Durham tvere strongly attached to the 
institutions of religion. As early as April 29th, 1699, in the 
original petition to the legislature, that the "tract of land called 
Coginchaug, may be granted and settled for a township," the pe- 
titioners represent the settlement of the place as entirely depend- 
ing on the fact whether the inhabitants could, with " convenient 
speed," enjoy "the ordinances of God," " the comfortable attain- 
ment of which they declare should be the greatest thing we 
should have regard to in our settling here in this wilderness." 
And having obtained the object of their petition on this ground, 
they proceeded to make allotments of land to the " first minister," 
and also to the "ministry" in perpetuity. Before the patent for 
the town was issued, and before a church was formed, while their 
members were limited, and their means scanty, they laid a gen- 
erous tax for the support of the " ministerial charge." And they 
not only like David had it in their " hearts to build the house of 
the Lord," but they actually contributed of their poverty and 
privations to build a house that for their means and numbers was 
a large and respectable one. 

And in twenty years from the time the first was completed, 
they were ready to build a larger house, commensurate with the 
increase of the population. And that they might be at the house 
of God on the Sabbath, they erected " stables," as they were then 
called, for their horses, and "Sabbath-day houses," in which they 
might at once be comfortable, and spend the intermission in an 
appropriate manner. They were careful to obtain learned, and 
able, and devoted ministers, and then to pay them generously, 
and especially to attend regularly upon their ministrations. The 
Sabbath with them was the great day of the week, for which the 
evening before furnished a preparation ; and like God himself, 
they loved the place of worship better than any private habita- 
tion. Looking through more than a century of years, methinks 
I see the patriarchs of Durham, on a Sabbath morning, with their 
families leaving their habitations in the "West-Side," in the 
"South-End," in the "Quarter," "Up-Street," in the "Green," 
coming together at the beat of the drum, in that first meeting- 
house. Methinks I see them with devoted hearts and composed 



CHARACTER OP THE EARLY INHABITANTS. 179 

faces, taking their seats in their plain honse, in which they could 
"worship God in quietness in their own way, and with their own 
minister, as the puritans could not in the mother country. And 
as in their joy they were ready to cry out, " How amiable are thy 
tabernacles, O thou Lord of hosts," methinks they hung upon the 
lips of their first minister, as upon the lips of a man of God, who 
was wont to bring into the sanctuary on the Sabbath the fruits 
of his patient toil during the six days of the week. Methinks 
I see some with pen in hand, writing out for future use the divis- 
ions and subdivisions of a logical discourse. 

And when they returned to their homes with hearts warmed 
and faces radiant, they were prepared to go six days in the 
strength of that spiritual food which they had received. And 
when severe disease confined them to their beds on the Sabbath, 
the prayers of the sanctuary went up for them from hearts in 
which they had often been in communion at the table of the Lord. 
And when they died, they died in the hopes which had been 
cherished and strengthened, and it may be originated in the house 
of God. And when they were buried, their children whom they 
had offered to God in baptism, and their kindred, on the next 
Sabbath repaired in their bereavement to the same house where 
the public prayer would be made on their behalf. Their conso- 
lations, their enjoyments, their rest from labor, their spiritual 
culture were found in the house of God; and why should they 
not be strongly attached to the institution of public worship, and 
those other religious institutions connected with it, and sustained 
by it, such as family prayer, and the religious education of chil- 
dren ? 

2. The early inhabitants of Durham were men of deep reflec- 
tion. The range of their investigations was not a wide one, but 
they thought closely upon the subjects which engaged their at- 
tention, such as the doctrines of religion, and the external duties 
of morality, such as education and the laws of the land, such as 
the civil government of the town and its ecclesiastical concerns. 
These subjects of prime importance employed the earnest activ- 
ity of their minds in their intercourse with each other and in 
their solitary hours. The weekly and daily press did not as now 
bring before the public a vast variety of subjects to furnish at 
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180 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

ceums, and the eloquent agent of some voluntary association 
before assembled congregations, did not as now exalt the claims 
of his favorite subject or society, calling in the aid of ridicule or 
fun. Conventions, and clubs, and mass meetings did not as now 
interest and agitate the public mind. The post office system had 
then no existence. The magnetic telegraph, which now commu- 
nicates intelligence with the speed of lightning to electrify us at 
times with its startling telegrams, was not dreamed of. They 
were comparatively isolated from the world. The newspaper 
press was not then a power to enlighten or deceive. But though 
the helps for moral and intellectual cultivation were not as great 
as we of this generation enjoy, still they most judiciously and 
perseveringly, used their scantier means. How careful were 
they to provide for the education of their children in common 
schools, thus laying the foundation of the institutions which we 
now enjoy ! In their civil affairs how careful were they to select 
the men best qualified for office ! The most available candidate 
then was generally the one best qualified. How enlarged were 
their views in the early establishment of a Town Library, which 
was done by the "Durham Book Company," as it was styled, 
October 30th, 1733, before any other Library was formed in the 
Colony. The books thus collected were in those times read. 
Furnishing as they did solid nutriment to the mind, and not 
that trash which stimulates the appetite, while it impairs the di- 
gestion, what strong men they made ! The great principles of 
Civil and Ecclesiastical Government, the great doctrines of the 
Gospel, the great duties of morality, the cardinal virtues, the 
chief end of man, became, in their elements, so familiar to the 
leading minds of the town, that superficial views of truth or of 
duty would not satify them. 

3. The early inhabitants of Durham were devoted to the public 
welfare. Closely connected by descent with the Puritan Fathers 
of Connecticut, they inherited their spirit. They came to this 
place not to enjoy the fruits of the labors of their ancestors, but 
to labor themselves for the benefit of those who should come 
after them. Forests were to be cut down, and the land brought 
into cultivation. Eoads were to be made across the swamp, and 
elsewhere. A church was to be erected. Schools were to be 
established, not with money given by the State, or devised by 



CHARACTER OF THE EARLY INHABITANTS. 181 

some public benefactor. The ministry was to be supported. A 
burying-ground was to be set off, cleared and protected by a 
fence. These burdens they cheerfully bore. The love of money 
had not so seized upon them, that they were willing to neglect 
the public good for their private gain. The love of office had 
not so taken possession of them that each was inclined to have 
it in rapid rotation, rather than to confer it upon the one best 
qualified to serve the public. Witness their generous contribu- 
tions of men and means in the French war, and in the war of the 
Revolution; read their patriotic resolutions adopted in Town 
meeting, followed by patriotic actions on the field of battle ; and 
you may have proof that the early inhabitants of Durham were 
devoted to the public welfare. 

4. The early inhabitants of Durham were in their actions governed 
by fixed principles. They were not driven about by every wind 
of doctrine, whether in civil or ecclesiastical concerns. They 
were not of the number of those who are ever learning, and 
never able to come to the knowledge of the truth ; but having 
by the patient use of the means they enjoyed adopted their opin- 
ions, they retained them. We are now speaking of the leading 
men in the Town. Errors in opinion they may have adopted. 
Faults in conduct they may have committed. Imperfections and 
sins they must have had ; but instability in their opinions on im- 
portant subjects was not one of them. 

Of the first settlers of Durham, a considerable number came 
from under the preaching of such men, as the Rev. Joseph Elliot, 
of Guilford, son of the Apostle John Elliot ; the Rev. Mr. An- 
drew of Milford, and the Rev. Israel Chauncey of Stratford ; 
to both of whom was offered the presidency of Yale College ; 
the Rev. Solomon Stoddard of Northampton ; the Rev. Abra- 
ham Pierson of Killingworth, president of Yale College. The 
enlightened principles derived from such men, they manifested 
in their own conduct, and transmitted to their immediate de- 
scendants. The same confession of faith, they used, it is be- 
lieved, for nearly a century. They continued faithfully attached 
to their ministers the same length of time. They were also true 
to their public servants; sending some of them many years in 
succession to the Legislature. 



182 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

' INDIVIDUAL MEN. 

Having described the general characters of the early inhabi- 
tants of Durham, would that I could bring out into distinct view- 
each individual from the first to the present time who is entitled 
to our gratitude. But no. They are sleeping in their graves, 
some of them nameless, and forgotten or uncared for. But thanks 
to the omnipresent care of God, their names and their works are 
recorded in his book of remembrance. 

Of the few that I can notice, Caleb Seward has the first 
claim, as the first inhabitant of Durham. He was the son of 
William Seward the emigrant, and was born March 14th, 1662-3. 
He was the uncle of John and brother of Joseph, both of whom 
came for a residence to Durham. He married Lydia Bushnell 
July 14th, 1686. He seems to have spent the winter, at least a 
portion of it, in 1698-9 in Durham, and he and his wife settled in 
Durham May 4th, 1699. He had seven children, Daniel, Lydia, 
Caleb, Thomas, Noadiah. After he removed to Durham, he had 
Ephraim, Aug. 6th, 1700, the first born white child of Durham, 
and Ebenezer the second white child born June 7th, 1703. He 
was the first Town Clerk ; was a man in whom confidence was 
universally reposed. He was representative of the Town fifteen 
sessions of the Legislature. He died August 1st, 1728, aged 65. 
His wife died August, 1753. 

Colonel James Wadsworth, born July 6th, 1675, in Farm- 
ington, was the son of John of the same place, who was born in 
England, and came to this country with his father William, in 
1632. He was bred. a lawyer, though it does not appear that he 
ever practised law extensively. The people of Durham gave 
him almost all the offices at their disposal ; and when his abilities 
and moral worth came to be generally known, he was honored 
by appointments from the Colony. He was the first Justice of 
the Peace, and he had the command of the first military com- 
pany at its formation. Upon the organization of the Militia in 
1735, he was constituted Colonel of the 10th regiment. For a 
time he was Justice of the Quorum for the County of New Ha- 
ven. He was Speaker of the House in the Colonial Legislature, 
1717, and Assistant from 1718 to 1752. The election to that 
office was by a general ticket ; and such was the confidence of 
the people of the Colony in his ability and integrity, at a period 



CHARACTER OF THE EARLY INHABITANTS. 183 

when ability and integrity were the indispensable qualifications 
for office, that on the returns for the year 1732, he had the high- 
est vote of any one in the Colony. In May, 1724, he was ap- 
pointed with several other gentlemen, to hear and determine all 
matters of error and equity brought on petition to the Grand As- 
sembly ; and from 1725 until he left the council, was one of the 
Judges of the Superior Court. At the October session of the 
General Assembly, 1726, a grant of 300 acres of land in the town 
of Goshen, was made to James Wadsworth, Esq., of Durham, 
John Hall, Esq., of Wallingford, and Hezekiah Brainard, Esq., 
of Haddam, father of the missionary David Brainard, for public 
services. It was called the Esquires' Farm, from its being given 
to these individuals, each of whom had the title of Esq. In ful- 
filling the public duties assigned him, ability and integrity were 
alike conspicuous ; while an exemplary attendance upon the wor- 
ship and the ordinances of the Lord, gave a dignity to his char- 
'acter. He exerted a salutary influence upon the Town, more so 
indeed than any one, except his "personal friend the minister." 
He died Jan. 10th, 1756, aged 79. His wife was Euth Noyes. 
They had one son, James, who died July 21st, 1770, aged 87, 
whose wife's name was Penfield. He was the father of General 
James Wadsworth, and John Noyes Wadsworth. 

Colonel Elihu Chauncey, the eldest son of Eev. Nathaniel 
Chauncey, was born at Durham, March 24th, 1710. He married 
Mary Griswold, daughter of Samuel Griswold, of Killingworth. 
He died April 10th, 1791. 

He was a gentleman of a strong mind, of extensive reading 
and of much influence in the Town and the State. He acted as 
Colonel in the French war and was stationed on the Northern 
frontier ; and such was the confidence reposed in him, that he 
was always invited to sit with the officers of the regular army, 
in the councils of war with the British officers. 

He was elected to the Legislature continuously, thirty-nine 
years, with the exception of the year when he was in the north- 
ern army ; in all seventy-six sessions. It is believed that there 
are some omissions in the record. Besides acting as the Chief 
Justice of the County Court, he was, in the early part of the Rev- 
olutionary war, one of the Committee who sat for the trial of 
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184 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

favoring the tories, and as from a regard to his oath of allegiance 
to the British Government, which he was unwilling to violate, 
he would not take the " oath of fidelity " to Connecticut, he re- 
signed his place on that committee. During the war he held no 
public office, but lived respected as heretofore by the people. 
They knew that he was governed by high moral principle, and 
not by the love of popularity or by self interest. His children 
were, 1, Charles who died young ; 2, Catharine the wife of Rev. 
Elizur Goodrich ; 3, Sarah who died young ; 4, Sarah who mar- 
ried first, Lemuel Guernsey ; second, Simeon Parsons. She died 
March 19th, 1723 ; 5, Charles, who has been mentioned elsewhere. 

General James Wadsworth, the son of James Wadsworth, 
Esq., and grandson of Colonel James Wadsworth, was born 
July 6th, 1730, and received his degree of Bachelor of Arts in 
Yale College, 1748, studying law and settling in Durham, he 
was soon promoted to office in civil and in military life. On the 
death of his grandfather in 1756, he was elected Town Clerk, 
some of the duties of which office he had performed for his grand- 
father. In this office he continued until 1786. In 1775, being 
at that time a Colonel in the Militia, he was appointed with 
Erastus Wolcott and others a committee to provide for the offi- 
cers and soldiers and their families, who were prisoners of war. 

In January, 1776, he was Colonel of the first regiment of the 
Militia of Connecticut in the army of the United Colonies, when 
the regiment marched to Boston. Under his command were 
Comfort Tays, Lieut. Col. ; Dyer Troop, Major ; Samuel John- 
son, Adjutant ; Thomas Lyman, Quarter Master ; Robert Usher, 
Surgeon ; Elias Norton, Surgeon's Mate ; Capt. John Willey 
and Company ; Capt. John Couch and Company ; Capt. Elipblet 

Buckley and Company ; Capt. Joseph and Company ; 

Capt. Jeremiah Mason and Company; Capt. Jared Shepherd and 
Company ; Capt. Jesse Moss and Company ; Capt. Benjamin 
Richards and Company. 

In 1776 he was appointed Brigadier General of the battalion 
raised to reinforce the Continental army in New York. In 1777 
he was appointed second Major General, in the place of Major 
General Huntington. He was one session a member of the Con- 
tinental Congress. In 1777 he was a member of an important 
Committee appointed to revise the militia laws of the State for 



CHARACTER OF THE EARLY INHABITANTS. 185 

the more effectual defense of the country. In March, 1777, 
General Wadsworth was ordered to march one-fourth of his brig- 
ade to New Haven, to defend the coast. In April, 1778, the 
Council of Safety directed him to inquire into the state of the 
guards at New Haven, and to dismiss the militia there, in whole 
or in part, at his discretion. For a time he was member of the 
Committee of Safety in the State. 

For some time, he was Justice of the Quorum, and then Judge 
of the Court of Common Pleas in New Haven County. In 
1786 and 7, he was Controller of Public Accounts in the State, 
and from 1785 to 1789, he was member of the Council. 

Between him and Colonel Chauncey, there was a strong and 
generous friendship. They were both men of the highest moral 
principle, which no office could bribe them to desert. Both of 
these were, to some extent, martyrs to their principles. When 
the Revolutionary war was impending, Col. Chauncey refused to 
violate his oath of allegiance to Great Britain. He, therefore, 
from high moral consideration, gave up public office. In his re- 
tirement from public life he enjoyed the confidence of his fellow 
men, because they considered him true to his principles of honor 
and moral obligation. When the new Federal Constitution was 
brought before the State Convention in Hartford, for adoption or 
rejection, General Wadsworth made the great speech against it. 
He thought that though the Convention that formed it, supposed 
that they had guarded the rights of the States, advantage would 
be taken of it, in times of popular excitement, to encroach on 
the rights of the States. And afterwards he always refused, on 
high moral grounds, to take an oath to support the Federal Con- 
stitution. His oath of fidelity to Connecticut he thought would 
be violated by taking that oath. He was offered office, even, it 
was said, the office of Governor of the State. But no, he must 
remain true to his "oath of fidelity" to the State of Connec- 
ticut. What would he say now with the experience of seventy- 
<five years? Would he consider himself a true, or a false 
, prophet? 

| In the year 1794, the General Assembly, notwithstanding he 
(refused to take the oath to support the Constitution of the United 
'States, appointed him " to settle the accounts between the State 

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186 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

of New York and the State of Connecticut, and to receive the 
balance which may be due this State on such settlement.'' 

The Library of the Durham Book Company was kept at his 
house for many years. He was very dignified but very courte- 
ous in his manners as I well remember. He sometimes had a 
word of encouragement in regard to reading certain books which 
I drew from the Library. 

I remember too, that the boys of the Center School, often when 
they saw General Wadsworth coming, on his Narraganset pacer, 
with his large, erect military figure, with his broad brimmed hat, 
with his Olympian locks, would run across the Green to the road, 
to take off their hats and make a low bow. This courtesy he 
returned to each of us, taking his hat quite off, and bowing to 
each one. Thus he encouraged good manners, of which he was 
a model. 

By invitation from his nephews, William Wadsworth and 
James, he spent a year or more at Geneseo, N. Y. But though 
surrounded with every thing that he could desire, his heart scill 
yearned for Durham. He died Sept. 22d, 1797, aged 87. His 
wife was Catharine Guernsey. She died Dec. 13th, 1813. Their 
two daughters Abigail and Catharine, died in childhood. The 
high position which General Wadsworth occupied, as well as 
the intrinsic excellence of his character, both intellectual and 
moral, render it desirable that a full history of his life should be 
given to the public. 

" Lebanon, 10th December, 1777. 

Sir, 

In reply to yours respecting Major Williams of the 
Royal British Artillery, I have thought proper, in consideration 
of the ill state of health of said Williams, that you grant him a 
Flag to go into New York, together with Doctor Graham, and 
the other persons mentioned, upon condition that he procure an 
exchange for himself, namely, Major Otho Holland Williams of 
Maryland, or Lieut. Col. Selah Hart, of this State, and for the 
other persons an equal number of equal standing ; or in case of 
failure of exchange, his giving parole to return immediately in 
person. 

You will please to cause some proper vessel to be procured at 
New Haven, with some suitable intelligent person to go with 






CHARACTER OF THE EARLY INHABITANTS. 187 

her, and do every other necessary requisite to effectuate this pur- 
pose. I am, 

Sir, your most obedient 

humble servant, 

Jonathan Trumbull. 
P. S. — If Major Williams is obliged to return, there is no 
doubt that he may bring out a physician of his choice. 
Major General Wadsworth." 

Daniel Hall, Esq., was for a long time a leading man in the 
town of Durham. He was often Moderator at Town Meetings ; 
was often sent as a representative to the General Assembly ; was 
a delegate to the Convention that adopted the Federal Constitu- 
tion ; often acted on trials as a Justice of the Peace ; was a Dea- 
con of the Church, and is represented as exemplary in religion, 
strict in morals, and faithful in office. He was the son of Will- 
iam Hall and Elizabeth Johnson his wife, who was the daughter 
of Deacon William Johnson of Guilford, to whom the Gen- 
eral Court gave a farm in Durham, and sister of Samuel John- 
son the father of the Samuel Johnson, President of King's 
College, New York. Deacon Daniel Hall died December 17th, 
1790. He lived in the house now occupied by John S. Camp. 
He previously lived at the Tuttle place in the West side. 

Simeon Parsons was born in Durham, and was the son of 
Simeon Parsons, who was born in 1701 in Northampton, who 
was the son of Joseph Parsons, who married a daughter of Elder 
John Strong. This Joseph was the son of Joseph the brother of 
Benjamin, both of whom emigrated from England. Simeon Par- 
sons was well educated, was the brother of Noah Parsons, who 
was educated at Yale College. He was for a long period held 
in high public estimation ; represented the Town for many ses- 
sions in the Legislature ; was a justice of the peace; was Cap- 
tain in the Eevolutionary army ; was Town Clerk from 1786 to 
1810. He died July 12th, 1819, in his 87th year. 

Dan Parmelee was the son of Hezekiah Parmelee, who was 
the son of Joel Parmelee, who came from Guilford to Durham. 
This latter was the son of John Parmelee, who was the son of 
John Parmelee, who came from England with his son John as 
early as 1656 ; for he was at Guilford at that time. Dan Par- 
melee, Esq., represented the town of Durham many sessions in 



188 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

the Legislature where he was much respected as a useful mem- 
ber ; was a Justice of the Peace ; aud a Deacon in the Church. 
He was a man of pleasant and bland manners, full of anecdotes, 
very sprightly in conversation, and was acceptable wherever he 
went. He died December 11th, 1825, aged 78. His wife was 
Abigail Norton, sister of Dr. Lyman Norton. Their children 
were, 1, Hannah, who married Abraham Camp ; 2, Betsey, who 
married Mr. Everest, a lawyer ; 3, Dan ; 4, Mehetabel, who mar- 
ried Rev. Mr. Eells ; 5, Abigail, who married Mr. Enos. 

Worthington Gallup Chauncey, the son of Elnathan, and 
grandson of Rev. Nathaniel Chauncey, was born March 22d, 
1772. He died on Tuesday, 4 o'clock A. M., June 15th, 1858, 
in the 87th year of his age. In his early youth he went to 
Whitestown and took up land, made a clearing, and sold his land 
with improvements advantageously. He then acted three years 
as a private tutor in the family of Major Van Rensellaer in 
Claverack. Afterwards he was, for a time, a merchant in the 
same place, and was engaged in speculations in wild lands in 
the State of New York and elsewhere. After his return to Dur- 
ham he was extensively engaged in public business. From a 
notice of him published at the time of his death the following is 
an extract : 

"In the performance of his public and private duties he was 
distinguished for his strict integrity, and honesty of purpose ; 
while he was courteous in his manners, and kind in his feelings, 
and generous in his services. Those who knew him gave him 
their confidence and good will, and though he outlived his gene- 
ration, who could best appreciate his worth, there are still those 
among the living who will cherish his memory in their hearts, 
as their counselor, friend and benefactor. 

"For many years Esquire Chauncey transacted a large part of 
the public business of the Town, as Justice of the Peace, as Town 
Clerk, as a member of the General Assembly, as executor or ad- 
ministrator on estates. He was always a supporter of law and 
order, and the institutions of education and religion." 

He preserved the freshness of his feelings, and his ready 
sympathy with others, in their welfare and their affliction, and 
his interest in human affairs generally, to the last days of his life. 
" And as he drew near the close of his long life, he said, with 



CHARACTER OF THE EARLY INHABITANTS. 189 

deep feeling, ' I have arrived at that point, when all that remains 
to me is to say, ' Father, not my will, bat thine be done.' He 
died apparently without disease, without pain, but simply of old 
age, retaining his mental faculties to the last. He had always 
been temperate in his habits, and to this fact must be attributed, 
his long life, and the remarkable preservation of his mental fac- 
ulties. When a young man in the family of Major Van Eensel- 
laer, he declined drinking wine, which was every day on the 
table, at dinner. The Major asked him one day why he declined 
drinking the wine offered to him. He replied, " I do not like the 
taste of it, and it does not do me any good." The Major pleas- 
antly said, " these, are sufficient reasons." 

As a magistrate, Squire Chauncey united something of the old 
regime, with something of the new. He was born under the 
King of Great Britain, when sovereignty, or the rights of com- 
mand, was vested in one man. In Durham, as in many other 
towns, this sovereignty was exercised, to some extent by one, 
two, or more, as magistrates, who acted in the King's name, and 
by his authority. But when sovereignty, by the Declaration of 
Independence, and by the treaty with Great Britain, became vest- 
ed in the State, that is, in the people of the State, the magistrates 
derived their authority from the people. This transfer of sove- 
reignty to the people exerted a modifying influence on the char- 
acter of the magistrates, who received their offices indirectly or 
directly from the people ; it placed them more under the influence 
of popular feeling, whether that feeling happened to be right or 
wrong. Esquire Chauncey, in his judicial decisions, and in the 
duties of his office, generally united, in a good degree, the advan- 
tages of both systems ; preserving the majesty of the laws on the 
one hand, while he conciliated and satisfied public opinion on the 
other. 

In his conversation there was a fine vein of social feeling, 
which made him an interesting companion, while his intelligence 
and good sense made him an instructive one. He spoke and 
wrote, with precision and energy, sometimes playfully, and poet- 
ically. There was a good deal of life and spirit in his poetry. 
His public and private virtues endeared him to his fellow-men, 
who made his acquaintance, so that in the last years of his life, 
wherever he went, he was hailed as a good man, or a benefactor, 



190 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

or a personal friend. He had that " which should accompany 
old age, as love, honor, troops of friends." 

In his relations to the Divine Government, such was his sense 
of religious obligations, and such was his conscienscious dis- 
charge of them, that he realized in his own experience the truth 
of the declaration, " great peace have they which love thy laws." 
His native qualities, improved by Christian culture, were such 
that he put one in mind of the young man that Jesus loved, and 
and also of the beloved disciple. He never made a public pro- 
fession of religion, though he was a constant worshipper in the 
house of God. Beside these, many others might be mentioned, 
who served the town in their generation. Among them were 
Moses Parsons, Benjamin Picket, Elnathan Camp, Thomas 
Lyman, Abraham Scranton, Charles Coe, Daniel Bates, Bridgman 
Guernsey, Nathaniel William Chauncey, Eichard Eobinson, 
John Swathel. 

Thomas Lyman, son of Thomas, and grandson of Deacon 
Thomas Lyman, who emigrated to Durham with his family, was 
a man of great intelligence, of extensive reading. He was dig- 
nified in his manners and impressive in his conversation. It is 
not impossible that he and some others were influenced in their 
opinions by the writings of Priestly and Price. So much 
pleased with him was Mr. Jefferson, that he gave him an invita- 
tion to spend a week with him at Monticello, which he accepted 
very much to his satisfaction. He was with General Phinehas 
Lyman in one of his expeditions to the South. He and Lem- 
uel Guernsey were delegates to the Convention that formed the 
State Constitution. He died, June 6, 1832, aged 86. He left 
three children — George, Henry and Betsey. 

Nathaniel William Chauncey, the elder Brother of 
Worthington G. Chauncey, was in the war of the Kevolution 
and drew a pension for his services. He was with Colonel John 
Ely, his uncle, and Colonel Webb, when with their regiment they 
attempted a landing on Long Island. Both of those officers were 
made prisoners. Captain Collins with about two hundred men 
effected a landing; N. W. Chauncey being of the number. 
They burnt their vessel and commenced a retreat of about sev- 
enty miles, to the east end of the Island, the enemy being in 
full pursuit. On their arrival in the evening, the enemy believ- 



CHARACTER OP THE EARLY INHABITANTS. 191 

ing there were more troops, stationed there, made regular ap- 
proaches, with a view to a general attack in the morning; but in 
the night the Americans procured boats and made their escape. 
Mr. Chauncey had read many of the standard works in the Eng- 
lish language, especially in history and political economy, and 
possessing a strong memory he had treasured up large stores of 
information. Though he sought not for office, he represented the 
town in the General Assembly. He also had his share of town 
offices. He had great readiness of mind and fine powers of con- 
versation and genial feelings. In his old age some well dressed 
youth in the stage, as it was passing, called out to him, seem- 
ingly as if they were candidates for the penitentiary, " how far 
is it to home old daddy?'' With perfect composure he an- 
swered, in his clear, strong voice, " It is just twenty miles to 
Wethersfield." After a long, healthy, cheerful, useful life, be- 
loved by his friends and the delight of the social circle, a lover 
of his Bible and his God, he died in the hopes of the Gos- 
pel, January 29, 1840, in the 79th year of his age. It may not 
be improper to say that the present writer was named after him, 
and now lives on the place where he lived. 

PHYSICIANS. 

Joseph Seward, son of William, and brother of Caleb, 
the first inhabitant of Durham, and uncle of John, born 
1655, in Guilford; died February 14, 1732, aged 77. He is 
spoken of in the proprietors' book and the town records as a 
leading man in civil matters. He had nine children. . Joseph, 
Judith, Mary, Samuel, Patience, Nathaniel, Anna. Patience 
married Stephen Bates, December 29, 1715. 

Samuel Ely came to Durham about 1745. Then being absent 
for a time, he returned again in 1748. In 1752 the town al- 
lowed him ,£6, 4, 9 for services. In 1755 he was appointed, 
with Dr. Collins,, of Litchfield, Dr. Marsh, of Norwich, to attend 
the expedition fitted out by the colony against the French on 
the Northern frontier. Each surgeon was furnished with a com- 
plete set of implements, and a box of medicines, at the expense 
of the colony, and each was to receive <£ 7 per month for his ser- 
vices. At this time Connecticut had two or three thousand men 
in the field. I have in my possession two or three of the let- 
ters of Dr. Ely. They bear the marks of a sprightly mind. 



192 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Amos Hubbard practiced in Durham after Dr. Ely left for 
the army, until his death, November 15, 1767, aged 43. His 
residence was on the "west side," half a mile from Quarry Hill, 
on the north side of the road, where the house of A. Jackson 
now stands. 

Jesse Cole succeeded Dr. Hubbard. He was born at Ken- 
sington, 1739, and was the son of Mathew Cole, and Euth Hub- 
bard. He came to Durham in 1765, and practiced here until 
1793, when he removed to Southington, and from thence to Wol- 
cott in 1803, and died February 25, 1811, in the 72d year of his - 
age, and was buried in Plantville. During the early part of his I 
residence in Durham, he resided on Meeting House Hill, in the 
south part of the town, between "South End," and the New Ha- 
ven road ; on the north side of the way. Afterwards he re- 
moved to the house formerly occupied by Dr. Hubbard. He 
was, for a time assisted by his nephew, Matthew Cole, who grad- ' 
uated in Yale College, 1783. Dr. Moses Gaylord, who was a 
student in Durham with Dr. Cole, settled in Wallingford and 
became a distinguished surgeon. Dr. Cole was considered to be 
a man of skill. When a boy, I heard it remarked, that he re- 
lied in difficult cases, on two pills, one of which he called the ] 
black dog, and the other, the white dog. -When the one was not 
strong enough, he sent the other down into the stomach of the 
patient. His children were 1, Ruth, who married Sherman 
Merril ;' 2, Sarah, married David Langdon ; 3, Polly, married • 
Eoswell Langdon ; 4, Phebe, married — 5, Samuel — 6, Nancy — 
7, Sophia — 8, Jessie, died in Kensington. 

Ebenezer Guernsey, son of Lemuel Guernsey, of Durham, 
studied medicine with Dr. Jared Potter ; died in Upper Canada, 
September 21, 1794, aged 31 years. He was a man of consid- 
erable talent, but violent in temper. On one occasion he threw 
a shovel full of hot coals from the hearth at some one or two, 
who, he thought, intruded upon him. His betrothed, Miss 
Camp, was asked what she would do if he should throw fire ? 
"Why, I will throw water." He left one child, Lemuel, who 
died in North Carolina. 

Nathaniel Thayer, born in Boston, married Anna Fowler, 
November 6, 1791 ; removed to Lee, Massachusetts, about 1800, 
where he practiced many years. He died in Wcstfield, Massa- 



CHARACTER OF THE EARLY. INHABIT ANTS. 193 

chusetts, June 24, 1824, aged sixty-five years. He left two sons, 
William and Lucius, and a daughter. 

Lyman Norton, the son of Stephen and Abigail, was born 
June 1st, 1763, about two miles from Quarry Hill on the north 
side of Wallingford road. He studied medicine with Dr. Jared 
Potter of Wallingford ; purchased the house immediately north 
of Mr. Samuel Parsons' house. Commenced practice before 
1797. Died April 13th, 1814, aged 54. He was a man of agree- 
able manners, and was generally beloved. He married Olive 
Wells, and left two children, Delia and Stephen. 

William Foote was born in Northford, studied medicine with 
his brother, Dr. Malica Foote, in Eye, New York, and with Dr. 
Benjamin Kockwell of New York ; came to Durham in 1802 ; 
resided on the south corner nearly opposite the North Church ; 
removed to Goshen in 1807, and practiced there two years ; re- 
turned to Durham and resided in Haddam Quarter until his death, 
January 30th, 1842. He was cotemporary with Dr. Norton, 
had a better education than he, but less tact as a physician. He 
married Catharine Picket, only child of James Picket. Their 
children were, 1, James P. ; 2, Katharine H. ; 3, Rebecca R. ; 
4, William R 

William Seward Pierson, the son of Abraham Pierson, 
was born in Kiilingworth, graduated in Yale College, 1808, stud- 
ied medicine with the celebrated Dr. Nathan Smith, at Dart- 
mouth College, took his medical degree there in August, 1813, 
came to Durham on a formal invitation of the inhabitants upon 
the death of Dr. Norton, purchased the house occupied by Dr. 
Foot, remained four years"in Durham, and then, upon the invita- 
tion of the people of Windsor, removed to that place, where he 
resided until his death, July 16th, 1860. He did a large busi- 
ness, and was successful in making his collections. 

Jared Potter Kirtland, born Nov. 10th, 1793, was the son 
of Turhand and Mary (Potter) Kirtland, and grandson of the 
late Dr. Jared Potter, a distinguished physician of Wallingford. 
He received his classical education, chiefly in Cheshire and Wal- 
lingford Academies, and he was, for a time, a private pupil and 
a member of the family of Rev. Dr. Bronson, the President of 
Cheshire Academy. In the Autumn of 1810, he entered as stu- 
dent of medicine the office of Dr. John Andrews in Walling- 
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194 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

ford, and in 1812 that of Dr. Sylvester Wells, of Hartford ; and 
afterwards, was a private pupil of Dr. Eli Ives, and Dr. Nathan 
Smith, of New Haven. In the Autumn of 1812, he entered the 
first class in the medical department of Yale College, and was the 
first who signed the Matriculating Book, in the charge of Prof. 
Knight. At the close of the medical term, in company with Ly- 
man Foot, Selah Kirby, and Solon C. H. Smith, he formed a class 
for the study of Botany and Mineralogy ; and they pursued 
these studies, as well as their medical studies, under Profs. Eli 
Ives and Benjamin Silliman. 

In 1814, he entered the medical department of the University 
of Pennsylvania, under the instruction of Wistar, Ph} r sic Dor- 
sey, Chapman, James, and Benjamin Smith Barton. He soon 
after passed an examination for a medical degree, before the Med- 
ical Faculty of Yale College, and the State Medical Censors. 
The subject of his Thesis was, " Our Indigenous Vegetable Ma- 
teria Medica," a favorite subject of his teacher, Dr. Barton. 

In May, 1814, he was united in marriage with Caroline, daugh- 
ter of Joshua Atwater ; and practiced, for a time, in Walling- 
ford. In 1817, a town meeting was held in Durham and a res- 
olution was passed inviting him to locate there, as a physician. 
This invitation he accepted. Here he soon had a great amount 
of business. 

In 1822, on the death of his wife and daughter, and the fail- 
ure of his health, he removed to Poland, Ohio. Here he en- 
gaged in agricultural and horticultural pursuits, and in the study 
of Natural History and Natural Science, and made some impor- 
tant discoveries. He also resumed the practice of medicine. 

He was elected Eepresentative to the State Legislature three 
alternate sessions. He acted as Chairman of the Committee on 
the Penitentiary in the House. In 1836, was elected Professor 
of the Theory and Practice of Medicine in the " Medical College 
of Ohio." In 1839 he received the appointment of second As- 
sistant Geologist, and entered earnestly and successfully on the 
duties of his office. In 1841 he discharged the duties of Profes- 
sor of the " Theory and Practice of Medicine " in " Willoughby 
Medical School," one year; having resigned his position in the 
Medical College of Ohio. When the medical department was 
established in Western Eeserve College, he accepted of a similar 



CHARACTER OF THE EARLY INHABITANTS. 195 

station in that College, where he continued until 1864. He has 
also successfully investigated the habits of the honey bee, and 
the characteristics of the fresh water naiads. He was President 
of the Ohio State Medical Society, and member of many differ- 
ent societies. He received the degree of LL. D. at Williams in 
1861. He owes his eminent success in life to his untiring indus- 
try, and his inextinguishable thirst for knowledge. 

Chauncey Andrus, born in Southington, Conn. ; studied 
medicine with James Percival, of Kensington, the father of the 
celebrated James Gales Percival ; settled in Durham, 1823 ; died 
October, 1863. 

John T. Catlin was born in New Marlborough, Mass., and- 
was the son of Rev. Dr. Catlin, who was the teacher of Dr. 
David Smith ; attended a course of lectures at the College of 
Physicians and Surgeons at New York City in 1816 and 1817 ; 
was licensed to practise by the New York State Medical Society ; 
practised several years in Salisbury, and removed to Durham, 
when Dr. Kirtland left. He died July 28th, 1825. He married 
Hannah Hall, daughter of John Hall of Durham, and left two 
children, a son and a daughter. 

David Harrison was born in North Branford ; graduated 
M. D. at Yale College, 1825 ; soon after came to Durham at the 
death of Dr. Catlin ; removed to Middletown in 1831 ; practiced 
in Cuba ; returned to Middletown and died, December, 1856, at 
Fair Haven, of heart disease. 

Henry Holmes, son of Uriah Holmes of Litchfield, took his 
medical degree at Yale College, 1825 ; came to Durham about the 
same time with Harrison ; boarded with Rev. Dr. Smith ; spent 
the winter of 1830-31 at the College of Physicians and Surgeons 
in New York, taking another degree from the University of New 
York ; returned to Durham where he resided until 1833, when 
he went to Hartford, where he now resides. 

William Hayden Rockwell, graduated at Yale College, 
1824 ; studied medicine with Dr. Thomas Hubbard of Pomfret, 
who was afterwards Professor at Yale, and with Dr. Eli Todd of 
Hartford ; took his medical degree at Yale College, 1831 ; came 
to Durham spon after and remained in Durham until the follow- 
ing year ; is now Superintendent of the Insane Retreat, Brattle- 
boro, Vermont. 



196 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Erasmus D. North was a son of Dr. Eliska North of New 
London ; was graduated at Chapel Hill College, N. C. ; took his 
medical degree in New Haven, 1833 ; same year removed to Dur- 
ham ; married a daughter of John Swath el ; practiced four years 
in Durham ; left to be an instructor of Elocution in Yale College ; 
. was made wealthy by the death of a brother lost in the Arctic, 
died in 185 . 

" We regret to learn that Erasmus D. North, M. D., formerly 
teacher of Elocution in Yale College, died yesterday at Westfield, 
Mass. He was an excellent teacher and will be long remem- 
bered by those who received instruction from him for his eccen- 
tricities and his genuine worth." — New Haven Palladium, 18lh. 

Seth H. Child was born in Barnston, C. E. ; studied med- 
icine at Fort Covington, New York ; graduated at Woodstock, 
Vt. ; came to Durham, 1838 ; was a member of the State Senate 
in 1845 ; built the house opposite the North Academy, which he 
sold to Dr. Fowler in 1845, and in Spring of 1846 removed to East 
Hartford, where he now resides. He had three children born in 
Durham. 1, Henry Theodoric ; 2, Mary Taylor ; 3, Henry Ed- 
wards. The two oldest are not living. His daughter Julia, the 
wife of Eev. E. C. Baldwin, died in 1857. 

Benjamin L. Fowler was born in Northford ; studied med- 
icine with Dr. Stanton, of Amenia, New York, and N. B. Tves, 
of New Haven; graduated at Yale Medical School, 1845 ; same 
year came to Durham; married Harriet Jewet of Durham, and 
afterwards Mary Payne of Amenia, New York, sister of Dr. 
Stanton's wife; left Durham, 1856, for Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and 
there died September, 1858, of pneumonia, leaving three children 
by his second wife, born in Durham. 1, William Stanton ; 2, 
Benjamin M. ; 3, Harriet Jewet. 

ErjFUS W. Mathewson, born in Coventry, R I. ; studied 
medicine in Norwich with W. Hooker, now Professor of Prael ice 
of Medicine in Yale College, S. Johnson and with N. B. Ives, 
New Haven ; attended lectures at the College of Physicians and 
Surgeons in 1834 and 5, then the only medical school in New 
York ; took his degree from the University of the State of New 
York at the Commencement of 1835 ; remained in Norwich till 
1846; then attended another course of lectures in New York ; 
removed to Gales Ferry in Ledyard, where he remained till he 



EMIGRANTS FROM DURHAM. 197 

came to Durham, May, 1856, and purchased the house of Dr. 
Fowler ; married Susan E. Williams of Ledyard, who died in 
Durham, April, 1865, leaving six children, Earl, Rufus, Mary, and 
Amelia, born in Led\^ard ; Randolph, Susan, and Ellen, born in 
Durham. 

E. Darwin Andrews, studied medicine with his Father, set- 
tled in Durham, 1857. 

Wait R. Griswold, born in Wethersfield, graduate of Yale 
College, 1811 ; studied medicine with Dr. Mathewson ; attended 
lectures' at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, 
taking his medical degree from Columbia College, the two insti- 
tutions having been recently united ; was Surgeon 22d Regiment 
C. V., and 86th United States Colored Regiment; now Physi- 
cian in Easton, Ct. 

Samuel H. Catlin, son of Dr. S. T. Catlin, born in Durham ; 
studied medicine with Dr. Fowler ; took his medical degree at 
Yale College, 1818; practised for some years in Brooklyn, New 
York ; has been for three years Surgeon U. S. Army, Depart- 
ment of the Gulf. 



CHAPTER XI. 

EMIGRANTS FROM DURHAM. 
CHANGE OF POPULATION. 

In looking over the thirty-four names on the twenty-first page, 
borne by the patentees of Durham, we find only a few of them 
borne by the present inhabitants. The two brothers, Caleb Se- 
ward and Joseph Seward, who had numerous families, have no 
posterity in Durham bearing their name. The same is true of 
Nathaniel Chauncey, Isaac Chauncey, Samuel Fairchild, James 
Curtis, Ezekiel Hawley, Benjamin Baldwin, Richard Beach and 
Benjamin Beach, James Baldwin, William Roberts, Samuel San- 
ford, Thomas Wheeler, Joseph Gaylord, Joseph Gaylord, Jr., 



198 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Stephen Hickox, Joseph Norton, Samuel Norton, John Sutliff, 
Nathaniel Sutliff, Jonathan Wells, Henry Crane, Ezekiel Buck, 
and Hezekiah Talcott. 

But while twenty-six have no posterity in Durham bearing 
their name, the following seven or eight have : David Robinson, 
the second settler, Joseph Coe, and perhaps, Robert Coe, Joseph 
Hickox, Joel Parmelee, Samuel Camp, James Wadsworth, and 
John Seward, nephew of Caleb, who is supposed to be ancestor 
of William H. Seward, now Secretary of State. Besides de- 
scendants in Durham, these have numerous descendants else- 
where. The same law of change has prevailed with respect to 
families that came in at a later period, The Guernseys, the 
Pickets, the Nortons, the Bateses, the Halls, the Goodriches, the 
Spelmans, the Morrises, the Bartletts, the Meekers, are no longer 
found here. 

The first settlers generally had large families. Joseph Seward 
had 9 children, Caleb 7, Henry Crane 16, Nathaniel Cbauncey 6, 
Joseph Coe 5, his son Joseph 10. I have somewhere seen it sta- 
ted that in some of the towns in Massachusetts, at their first 
settlement, the average number of children, for every married 
couple, was between 7 and 8. The number in Durham was jDrob- 
ably about the same. The rapid increase of population in Dur- 
ham during the first fifty years furnished emigrants to other towns. 

CHANGES ON THE HOMESTEADS. 

We are still more struck with the change by looking at the 
several homesteads, and their former and their present occupants. 
The following is from a memorandum by Worthington G. Chaun- 
cey, made out not long before his death, and enlarged and con- 
tinued to the present time by William Wadsworth, as compared 
witli 1783. Beginning at the Meeting House on the Green and 
passing south in 1783, Doct. Elizur Goodrich, and wife and chil- 
dren, Chauncey, Elizur, Samuel, Elihu, Charles, Nathan, and 
Catharine ; now belonging to Zebulon Hale and Watson Davis. 
West side of Green about 1790, John Loveland, wife and chil- 
dren; house pulled down, a new house built on site by Oliver 
Knowles ; now owned by William C. Ives. Next south, Elias 
B. Meigs ; next, John Jones, pulled down, rebuilt by Chas. Camp 



EMIGRANTS FROM DURHAM. 199 

now owned by Horace Newton ; next, William H. Canfield. 
West end of Lane, west of Canfield's house, built by Elijah Ad- 
dice, pulled down. Next, Phineas L. Squires. Next, house built 
by Col. Samuel Camp ; then Ozias Camp, now Phinehas Meigs. 
Next south of Doct. Goodrich, Widow Wilkinson and her son 
John, pulled down ; new house built and occupied by William 
H. Harris, then Henry Williams, then Alfred Camp^now his 
heirs. Next, Alanson P. Brainard. Next, David W. Eobinson. 
Next, Parsonage. Next, David C. Camp. Next, Bela Davis. 
Next, formerly James Hickox, now pulled down. Next, 1790, 
Daniel Dimock, then Anson Meigs, then Morris Stevens, now 
Samuel C. Camp. Next south, formerly James Wadsworth the 
first Town Clerk after the Patent was issued, then James Wads- 
worth, Jr., then Gen. James Wadsworth, then Wedworth Wads- 
worth, now James Wadsworth, — the oldest house in Durham. 
Next south, William Wadsworth, present Town Clerk, opposite, 
formerty John Noyes Wadsworth, and his three sons, John Noyes, 
William and James, then the said John Noyes Wadsworth. Jr., 
and his two sons, John and Wedworth, house pulled down, re- 
built by Wedworth Wadsworth, Jr., and consumed by fire. 
There was a house on New Haven road about fifty rods west of the 
above, owned by Southard, then Job Wheeler, now pulled down. 
Next south of Wadsworth's, formerly Kelsey, then Curtiss Par- 
i sons, now William Shelley. Next south on Madison Turnpike, 
Job Wheeler. Next, on old road, Henry Strong. Next, Phin- 
eas Eobinson. Next, Henry E. Norton. Opposite that, Jedediah 
Bemus, now pulled down. Next, formerly Daniel Hickox, then 
! Daniel Hickox, Jr., now Aimer Eoberts. Next, east side, form- 
j erly Seward's, then Abraham Scranton, then Hamlet Hickox, 
■ then Capt. Charles Eobinson, now Lyman C. Eobinson. Next, 
i Widow Phebe A. Eobinson. Opposite, formerly Benjamin Gil- 
jlum, pulled down, rebuilt, occupied by Elizabeth and Hannah 
j Gillum ; now Walter J. Chalker. Next south, George Atwell. 
J Next, formerly Lieut. Abraham Scranton, who went with Ethan 
( AHen and the Connecticut troops and surprised Ticonderoga ; 
jand also in several battles in the Eevolutionary war, fought Bur- 
I goyne three times, and was present when he surrendered and saw 
< him deliver up his sword. Israel Scranton and family occupied 
the same house, removed to Michigan, the house pulled down, 



200 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

new one built by Curtis C. Camp, now owned by Widow A. M. 
Sizer. West of this, on Guilford Turnpike, bouse owned by 
Charles Keyser, and one by Henry E. Bailey. Next south, form- 
erly Deac. Johnson; then Seth Tibbals, then Fairchild Camp. 
Next, Nathan Kelsey, now pulled down. Next, formerly Eliphaz 
Nettletown, pulled down, new house built by H. E. Nettleton. 
Next, Harvey Hubbard, then Smith Birdsey, then E. M. Hawley. 
On old road, first house, David Cone, now his widow and son 
Noyes. Opposite, Harvey Hull. Next formerly, house pulled 
down. Next, Nathan Crane, then Hamlet Hiekox, now Henry 
E. Nettleton. Returning to the road leading to the South 
School House, where the house stands on the Rositer Lot, so called, 
near the Mill, was a house now pulled down, occupied by Caleb 
Seward, and where his first child was born, before he removed 
to the spot just north of George Atwell's. On the hill east, form- 
erly Jonas Bishop, then Jesse Atwell, now Bishop Atwell. Next 
east, formerly Abraham Scranton, then Hamlet Scranton who 
removed to Rochester, New York, and built the first frame house 
on the site of that city. Next east, formerly Jabez Chalker, then 
Edmund Shelley, house pulled down, new house built by Charles 
Robinson, Jr. Next east, formerly Henry Hull's, pulled down. 
Next south, Jabez Chalker, now Ozias Chalker. Next, Joseph 
Nettleton. Next, Judson Francis, formerly Thomas Francis. 

Next, Fowler. Next, formerly Nathan Fowler. On the 

road east, formerly Jeremiah Nettleton, now Sherman J. Nettle- 
ton. Next, formerly Simeon Pratt, now Hubbard S. Johnson 
and son, Charles B. Johnson. Next, formerly Sylvanus Hull, 
now Widow Levi Bailey. Returning on the east road, first Leon- 
ard Hull. Next, formerly Eliakim Hull, dead. Next, Eliakim 
W. Hull, now Hinksman Roberts. Next north, formerly Sam- 
uel Meeker, then James Mucket. Next, on east side, formerly 
Isaac Loveland, then Seth Tibbals, now Arnold Umbah. Next, 
formerly Titus Loveland. Next east, formerly Titus Loveland, 
then Benjamin Chalker, now Widow Polly Chalker. Next west, 
formerly Crane, house burnt down, new one built by Ezra Love- 
land, now owned by Bela Davis, rented. Opposite, formerly Jo- 
seph Hull, then Amos Smith, pulled down. Next west, new 
house built by Samuel C. Nettleton. Next north, formerly Sim- 
eon Scranton, pulled down. Next west, in cross road, William 



EMIGRANTS FROM DURHAM. 201 

Wadsworth's, rented. Following road north and east, first house, 
formerly Eliakim Strong, then Lyman C. Camp, then Moses Ste- 
vens, now Albert Sanderson. Next east, formerly Chas. Thomp- 
son, now Ichabod Avery. Next, near Haddam line, formerly 
David Lynn, then Birdseye, then Ebenezer Clark, Jr., now John 
Hickey. Near south end of back road, east of Wadsworth's, 
formerly Widow Burrett, and Israel, Charles and William, house 
pulled down, another built by S. Johnson, then owned by Thomas 
S. Camp, then W. G. Chauncey, burnt down. Next north, form- 
erly Charles White, now his widow, Hannah White. Next, 
formerly William Y. Bailey, then Harvey Robinson, then Anson 
Meigs and his son John. Opposite, formerly, Widow Wells, and 
Jonathan, Eachel and Mahitabel, also occupied by Elihu Hin- 
man, pulled down. Next north, east side, Russell Scranton, now 
his widow. Next, west side, formerly Zachara Hinman, also 
James Hinman, pulled down, new house built and formerly oc- 
cupied by James Hickox, now by John Hickox. Next north 
in 1780, Jonathan Squire, in 1783 Husted Hinman, pulled down. 
Opposite, formerly James Clark, now his widow. Next north, 
formerly Asher Coe, now George W. Strong, from 1720 house 
owned and occupied by Rev. Nathaniel Chauncey, from 1756 by 
Col. Elihu Chauncey, house consumed by fire, new house built 
by Charles Chauncey. Next west, formerly David Squires and 
family on south side, now pulled down. Next west, Widow 
Sutliff and her son Ebenezer, pulled down, north side, house 
built by Asahel Strong, now Asa Fowler, next W. C. Fowler, 
rented, next from 1755 Elnathan Chauncey and wife and Na- 
thaniel, William, Catharine, Elihu, Elnathan, and Worthington 
Gallup, Town Clerk, now owned and occupied by W. C. Fow- 
ler. Next west on Main street, M. E. Church. Next, south F. 
J. Coe. Next, Dency Parsons. Next, George H. Davis and 
store. On the west side of the Green, Congregational Church. 
Next north, Academy and Centre School House. Next north, 
formerly Stephen Spencer and family, pulled down. New house 
formerly owned and occupied by Rev. David Smith and now by 
his heirs. Next, from 1790 Gideon Chittenden, pulled down. 
Next, on east side 1775, Jesse Cook, 1790 Thomas Cook, re- 
cently by Erastus Jones, now owned by W. C. Fowler, rented. 
Next north, 1760, Israel Godard, a Tory, property confiscated, 

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202 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

bought of the State and rebuilt by Gen. James Wadsworth, now 
owned by W. C. Fowler, occupied by Charles Fowler. On west 
side, Daniel Hall and family, then Israel Camp, then William S. 
Camp, now John S. Cam}). Next north, formerly tannery, now 
a dwelling, sorgo mill and T. J. Coe's store. East side, Mill. 
Next north, formerly Timothy Hall, wife and family, then Joel 
Blatchley, now his widow. East, Widow Hall and Asher Gil- 
lam, pulled down. North, Ebenezer Guernsey and family, then 
Lemuel Guernsey and family, then Bridgman Guernsey, now 
owned by Eli Hubbard and Brother. Next north, formerly Ben- 
jamin Picket and family, pulled down. Next, formerly Lemuel 
Camp and family, now occupied by the family of Edward P. 
Camp dec'd, and by Sophronia Camp. Next north, formerly 
Eobert Smithson, then Heth F. Camp, then Doct. Jared Kirt- 
land, then Seth Strong, now Seth B. Cooper and family. Next, 
formerly Capt. Job Camp and family, then by Manoah Camp, 
house pulled down, new house built by F. Hubbard. Next, house 
built by Benjamin H. Coe, then owned by Samuel Parsons, 
Town Clerk, now by his widow. Next, Ambrose Field and fam- 
ily, then by Doct. Lyman Norton, then Harriet Butler. Next, 
formerly Jerry Shaddock, then James Eobinson, then Charles 
Miller, now B. B. Beecher. Next, formerly Moses Austin, now 
Joseph P. Camp, next north on the north corner, formerly El- 
nathan Camp, then Dennis Camp, now owned by Simeon S. 
Scranton, rented. Next, Academy. Next, formerly Phineas 
Camp, then Col. Seth Seward, now John Hull. Next, Nancy 
Johnson. Next, formerly Samuel Fenn Parsons, then John 
White, now owned by Merriam Manufacturing Company. Next, 
Merriam Manufacturing Company's Factory. Next, H. M. Coe, 
new house. Next, formerly Job Merwin, then Mary Ann Bow- 
ers, now John Clark. Next, Timothy Parsons, then Giles Eose, 
pulled down, rebuilt and owned by E. H. Shelley. Next, form- 
erly, Perez Sturtevant, now Oscar Leach. Next, William A. 
Parmelee, Town Clerk. Next, Alpheus W. Camp. Next, form- 
erly Eeuben Baldwin, now Alanson Nettleton. Next, north 
District School House, burnt down and rebuilt. Next, Elias 
Miller. Next, formerly, Abial Camp, then Jabez Bailey, now 
owned by Daniel Southmayd, rented. Next, formerly Daniel 
Johnson, now Daniel Coakley. West side Main street, north 



EMIGRANTS FROM DURHAM. 203 

house, formerly William Butler, pulled clown, rebuilt, then Quar- 
tus Smith, now his heirs. Next south, Samuel Wells, house 
pulled down. Next south, Abiel Coe, then John Swathel's Tav- 
ern, now John Turner. Next south, Boston Samuel Parsons, 
pulled down. Next south, formerly Noah Baldwin, house pulled 
down, rebuilt by James Parmelee, then owned by Farron & Par- 
melee, then Meigs Hand, then Henry W. Bailey, now S. N. Dem- 
ing. Next, formerly, Phineas Squires, then James Eose, then 
Abner Newton, then Enos Rogers, now Simeon S. Scranton. 
Next, formerly Capt. At well, then Phineas Parmelee, now his 
widow. Next, L. M. Leach. Next, formerly James Bishop, 
dec'd. Next, house built by Elem L. Johnson, now owned by 
C. J. Haywood. Next, formerly Moffet, then Hall, now Mrs. 
Catlin, widow of Doct. Catlin, dec'd. Next, S. F. Leet. Next, 
formerly Parsonage, then Guernsey Bates, Phineas Squires, Par- 
sons Coe, Warren Walkley, now L. L. Parsons. Next south, 
built by Doct. Seth L. Childs, then owned by Doct. Benjamin 
M. Fowler, now Doct. R. W. Matthewson. Next, formerly, Jer- 
emiah Butler, then Guernsey Bates, then L. W. Leach, now Cle- 
ment M. Parsons, Next, built by Henry Tucker, then owned 
by Guernsey Bates, now Parsonage. Next, formerly Joseph P. 
Camp's store, now L. W. Leach's dwelling house. Next, Fair- 
child's house, pulled down. Next, L. W. Leach & Son's store. 
Next south, formerly Guernsey Bates, house pulled down, now 
North Congregational Church. Next south, formerly Sherman 
and Phineas Spellman, then Daniel Bates, now Parsons Coe. 
Next south, formerly Elizur Hall, now owned by Nathan H. 
Parsons and Perez Sturtevant. Next south, formerly T. W. 
Baldwin's store, now Asher Robinson. Next, formerly, Munson 
Strong, now Alexander Camp. Next, built by Henry Robinson, 
then occupied by Doct. Chauncey Andrews, and now owned by 
his heirs. Next, Episcopal Church. Next, Sophronia Camp, 
rented. Next, formerly the north, Asa Chamberlain's house, then 
Curtis Parson's, then L. C. Hickox, dec'd. Next, Asa Cham- 
berlain's shop, now house, owned by Thomas C. Camp. Next, 
formerly Robert Smithson, then Asa Chamberlain, now Erwin 
White, and T. J. Coe. Next south, formerly Charles White, in 
the south east corner of Grave Yard, now pulled down — north of 
new Grave Yard on Back Lane, house owned by John King, 



20-i HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

pulled down. Next north, south of Mill Brook, Moses Robin- 
son, pulled down. Next north of Brook, formerly David Rob- 
inson, then Ebenezer Robinson 1783, then Ebenezer Robinson, 
Jr., now Charles Hickox. Next north, Andrew Robinson. 
Next, Doct. Ebenezer Guernsey, house pulled down. Next, form- 
erly Lemuel Guernsey, now Parsons Coe, rented. Nearly oppo- 
site, James Hinman, clec'd. Next south, Elias Camp. Next, 
formerly Jehial Hull, pulled down. Next, south west of Grave 
Yard, Timothy Dunn, pulled down. On the corner north, the 
Quarry District School House. Next, on north west corner, house 
built by Joel Blatchley, now owned by Harrison Church. Next, 
east side, formerly William Lyman, then L. W. Leach, burnt 
down. Next, Doct. R. W. Mathewson, rented. Next, formerly 
Israel Merwin, occupied by Jonathan Simons, negro, now pulled 
down. Next, formerly Hezekiah Talcott in 1783, pulled down, 
rebuilt by John Swathel, now H. N. Fowler. Next, on east side, 
Giles Rose, pulled down. Next, on west side, formerly Josiah 
Coe, then Abel Lyman, then James Lyman, then Alpheus Tib- 
bals, now Elizur Camp. Next east, Asa Chamberlain, then Asher 
Coe, then Jesse Smith, then David S. Smith. Next north and 
west, formerly Abel Coe, then James Parmelee, Silver Smith, 
now Alvin P. Roberts. Opposite, house pulled down. Next, 
Aaron Parsons, then Marcus Parsons, now the estate of Thomas 
W. Lyman, dec'd. Next east, Michael Frain. Next, George 
Galpin, now, 1866, the oldest man in Durham. Next north, Sim- 
eon Parsons, Town Clerk, now Joseph Chedsey. Next north, 
formerly Thomas Lyman, 1st, then Thomas Lyman, 2d, house 
pulled down, new house built, occupied by Thomas Lyman and 
Henry Lyman, then Thomas W. and Frederick, now by Freder- 
ick Lyman. Next north, Noah Lyman, house pulled down. 
Next north, Joseph and Charles Parsons, on west side, pulled 
down. They built on east side, pulled down and rebuilt and 
now owned by Jonathan Thayer. Next north, John W. Miller 
and son Charles. Next, Ithamer Parsons, pulled down. Oppo- 
site, Capt. Southmayd, pulled down. Next north, Charles Coe, 
then Parsons Coe, now Anson Squires. Commencing at Quarry 
School House, going west — first house near the bottom of the hill 
north side, formerly negro house, pulled down. Next west of 
crossway, Asher Robinson, house pulled down, rebuilt by Asher 



EMIGRANTS FROM DURHAM. 205 

Robinson, now owned by L. A. Stone. Opposite, Job Canfield, 
pulled down, rebuilt by Gaylord Newton. Next, south side, 
James Robinson, then Richard Robinson, then F. S. Field, now 
D. L. Davis. Next, Doct. Coles, then Stephen Robinson, then 
Noah Robinson, then Henry E. Robinson, now Alfred Jackson. 
Next, James Tibbals the 1st, then James the 2d, then David 
Tibbals, now pulled down. Next, Joseph Tibbals, and Eben- 
ezer Tibbals, pulled down, rebuilt by Samuel Tibbals, and now 
occupied by Samuel (j. Tibbals. Next, Nathaniel Clark, pulled 
down. Next, Chittenden house, pulled down. Next, Alfred 
Burr on east side, rented. In same lot farther south, formerly 
Seth Strong, pulled down. On north side, Noah Norton, pulled 
down, rebuilt by Sylvester Ward, now Thomas Clingan. Oppo- 
site, Chauncey Burr, burnt down, then rebuilt, now Jerome Shelley. 
Next, Alfred Burr. Next west, Joseph Morse. Next, Dinah 
Freeman, negro. Next, formerly Dea. Ozias Norton, then Samuel 
Tibbals, pulled down, rebuilt by Charles Cypherman. Next, 
Samuel Reed, then Thomas Smith, negro, pulled down. Next 
on north side, Reuben Brown, pulled down. South side, built 
by Joseph Mattoon, then owned by Alanson Nettleton, now John 
Assman. Next, David P. Reed. Next, John C. Reed, pulled 
down. Next north, Salmon Reed. On new road, house built 
by Richard Hotchkiss, then owned by New York and Boston 
Railroad Company, now Jeremiah Kenedy. East on old saw 
j mill road, formerly Bartholomew Bailey, now David Tibbals, 
rented. Following round easterly and south, formerly Timothy 
Dunn, then Daniel Bates, pulled down. Thence south, first house 
south of the old Seth Strong place, — Medad Norton, pulled 
down. Next on east side, Lewis Norton, removed to the west, 
pulled down. Next west side, Stephen Norton, pulled down. 
Next, Daniel Hall, then Joseph Tuttle, 1st, then Joseph Tuttle, 
2d, now Stephen Bailey. On swamp lane road east, Blatchley 
house, pulled down. House south of Tuttles (Sabaday house 
drawn from the Green) pulled down. Next south, formerly Levi 
Parmelee, then Dea. Timothy Stone, then Dea. Dan Parmelee, 
than Alfred Camp, now Widow Thomas Miller. East on south 
side, Asher Canfield, then owned by Timothy Coe, pulled down. 
Next east, Levi Parmelee, then Dea. Timothy Stone, then Dea. 
W. P. Stone, house pulled down and rebuilt, now occupied by 



206 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Senaca Barnes. South over the bridge, formerly James 
Wright, then James Wheton, owned by Timothy Coe, then 
Isaac Parmelee, then Samuel G. Stevens, now Newel E. Net- 
tleton. Next east of Barnes, north side, formerly Selden 
Hall, now Henry Williams. Next east, Dea. Isaac Parme- 
lee. Next, Timothy D. Camp — first house west of Widow 
Thomas Miller, formerly Joel Parmelee, then Horace Parme- 
lee, now Frederick Parmelee. Next, west side School House. 
Next, Josiah Fowler, then Caleb Fowler, then Keuben Fowler, 
burnt down, rebuilt — then owned by Ezra Camp, then Colonel 
Osias Camp, then Abram Camp, now John K. Burr. South, was 
a House owned by Graves, pulled down — west, Elah Camp, 
now Eli S. Camp. Next, formerly Ezra Camp, pulled down, 
rebuilt and occupied by Ozias and Lyman Camp, then Elijah 
Coe, now J. B. Bailey. Next, on the mountain road was a 
house occupied by Thomas Smith, Negro, pulled down. Next 
south of Bailey's formerly Jefferson Ives, now Augustus 
Seward. Next, formerly Elias Camp, rebuilt by Elias and John 
S. Camp, now Joel Austin. Next west, formerly Joseph Camp, 
then David Graves, then Caleb Ives, then Joel Ives, now Heber 
G. Ives. Next south, Thaddeus Camp, now Dana Coe's widow. 
Next, William Strong, removed to New Connecticut, then James 
Potter, then Albert Munson, then Isaac Page, now Henry Page. 
Next, Joseph Bartholemew, pulled down. Next, Kansom Doo- 
little, now Levi Allen. Next, formerly Brister, Negro, now 
James Brainard. Next, Joel Austin, rented. Next, at north 
end of Pistapaug Pond, formerly Enos Austin, then Captain 
Joel Curtis, then Daniel Thompson, house burnt down, rebuilt 
by Obediah Smith, house blew down. House on Howd road, 
owned by Stephen Mix. Going east on New Haven Turn- 
pike, — south-west District School House, first house South, 
Abram Coe, then Merrick R Coe. Next, Buel Strong, pulled 
down. Next, Abram Coe, now his daughter, Widow Peck. 
Nex"t, Leman Bartholemew, now Lucius Foot. Next William 
A. Hart. On old road, just south of the line in Guilford, near 
the Lime Kiln, was a house owned and occupied by Timothy 
Elliott, Sen., — his children were Timothy Elliot, Jr., William R 
Elliott, both born in this house, also Willis Elliott and Henry 
Elliott, all deceased. Next north, Samuel Hart, Sen., pulled 



EMIGRANTS FROM DURHAM. 207 

down, rebuilt by Samuel Hart, Jr. Next north, Daniel Hart, 
now Henry Maltby. Next, John Hart, now Catharine Hart. 
Next, Samuel Coe ; house pulled down. Next Timothy Coe, 
pulled down, rebuilt by William C. Coe. Next east, Eliphaz 
Parmelee, rebuilt by Eli Parmelee, pulled down and rebuilt by 
F. T. Elliott. On Pent road south, David Pardee, house drawn 
to Guilford. North of F. T. Elliott, formerly Timothy Stow, 
pulled down. Next, formerly Jerry Norton, then Joseph An- 
drus, pulled down, rebuilt by Sherman Camp. Next, formerly 
Nathan Ozias Camp, now Nathan S. Camp. East on old high- 
way, Thomas Spencer, pulled down. North of N. S. Camp, 
School House, burnt down. Next, Thomas, Log House pulled 
down. Next north, formerly Harvey Seward, pulled down. 
North of School House on Turnpike, formerly Enos S. Camp, 
now his widow. Next north, Medad Hocum, then Orin Bar- 
tholemew, then Elah Camp, 2d, removed to Meriden, then Wil- 
liam H. Maltby, now Simeon S. Camp. Next north, formerly 
Union District School House, pulled down. Next, Timothy El- 
liott, now Luserne Elliott. Next, formerly Deacon Seth Seward, 
then Deacon Dan Parmelee and his son Dan Parmelee, Jr., then 
Samuel Birdseye, moved to Middlefield, then Augustus Howd, 
now Samuel G. Stevens. Next, formerly Noah Parmelee, re- 
moved to Guilford, house pulled down, rebuilt by Enoch F. 
Camp. Next, Selclen Stevens, now Eleazur Bailey. On the 
Saw-Mill road, formerly Timothy Coe, then Abram Camp, now 
F. S. Smith. Next north, Ransom Prout. On old road west 
of Meeting-house hill, Samuel Bartlett, moved away. On the 
road south of Wilkinson Hill was Doctor Cole's house and four 
others, all pulled down, the occupants moved to the Black River 
country. 

Now beginning at the North School House, first house east, 
formerly Jesse Austin, then James Bates, then Captain Dan 
Southmayd, now his son Daniel. North, Daniel Smith, house 
I pulled down. East, Miles Merwin, Sen. Next east, formerly 
< Samuel Fairchild, then Abial Baldwin, then Aaron Baldwin, 
now Miles Merwin, Jr. Next, on south side, Henry S. Merwin, 
Next, Bridgman Guernsey, house pulled down, rebuilt by Eli- 
sha Southmayd, now Huntington Southmayd. Next, Oliver 
Coe, Sen., then Oliver Coe, Jr., then Oliver and William Coe. 



208 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Next east, William Bishop, pulled down. Next, David 
Brooks, then Joseph Southmayd, now John Southmayd's barn. 
Next, Edmund Fairchild, pulled down, rebuilt by Huntington 
Southmayd, now John Southmayd. Next, Samuel Bates, then 
John Coe, now William Coe. Opposite, James Bates, then 
Daniel Bates, then Isaac Newton, removed to Lenox, Mass., then 
Joseph Southmayd, then William Southmayd, house pulled 
down and new one built, now occupied by Samuel B. South- 
mayd. Next east, Burwell Newton, Sen., pulled down, new 
house built by Roger and Elisha Newton, now occupied by Eli- 
sha and his son, Israel C. Newton. Next east, south side, Cur- 
tiss Bates, then Abner Newton, now Roger W. Newton. Nearly 
opposite, new house, John B. Newton. Next east, formerly 
John Newton, removed to Greenfield, Mass., one of the first set- 
tlers in that town, then Daniel Southmayd, Sen., then Abner 
Newton 2d, now a resident of Union Centre, N. Y., then Elisha 
Newton, then Dea. Samuel Newton, house rebuilt by Deacon 
Samuel Newton, now occupied by his widow and daugh- 
ter. Next east, Daniel Smith, then Guernsey, pulled down. 
Next, on the hill, formerly, Thomas Stevens, then Burwell New- 
ton, Jun., now deceased. Next, Picket, then James Picket, then 
Deacon William Foot, then James P. Foot, now Edwin Priest. 
Opposite, formerly Samuel Squires, then Deacon William Foot, 
now Admiral Clark. Next east, house owned by Walkley, now 
pulled down. Next north, near Middletown line, formerly Oliver 
Clark, then Hezekiah Clark, known as the specie Counterfeit 
Money Factory. Now going south on south road towards Durham, 
first house, John Camp, then Thomas C. Camp, now Henry Par- 
sons. Next, south-east of Saw-Mill Brook, M. T. Merwin, rented. 
Next east, formerly Leander White, now Talcott Parsons. Next, 
house built by Guernsey Camp, then owned by Asahel Harvey, 
now Seth R. Parsons. Next south, formerly Selden Stevens, 
then owned by Elizur Goodrich, rented, now Richard Payne. 
Next house, west of Saw-Mill Brook, Theodore Blim. Next, 
Leander White. Next, formerly Joseph Smith, then Joseph Smith, 
Jr., then Ichabod Avery, now owned by Henry Tucker, rented. 
Next, on north side, formerly Rejoice Camp, and his brother 
Hezekiah, then Anson Squires, then Henry Tucker, pulled down 
and new house built. Next west, on south side, new house, 



EMIGRANTS FROM DURHAM. 209 

Miles T. Merwin. Next west, formerly Isaac Baldwin, then 
Jehiel Hull, then Russell Scranton, now owned by Henry 
Tucker, rented. Next north, in Brick lane, Abijah Curtiss and 
son, Samuel Curtiss, then Seymour White, then Noah Merwin, 
now his widow. Opposite, west side, formerly John White, 
now Sophronia Camp, rented. On the corner, south end of 
Brick Lane was a distillery on west corner, and tannery 
on the east corner, both pulled down. Next west, first house 
on south side, James Curtiss, then James Picket, now Wil- 
liam H. Walkley. Opposite, John Curtiss, then Benjamin 
H. Coe, then Doctor W. R. Griswold, a Surgeon in the army in 
the last war, removed to Easton, house now owned by Henry H. 
Newton. Next west, south side, the heirs of John Johnson, 
deceased. He was the maker of nearly all the free stone grave 
stones, in the Old Grave Yard. The stones were quarried in 
Durham. 

PLACES TO WHICH THE EMIGRANTS WENT. 

As early as 1737, Ebenezer Lyman went to Torrington, fol- 
lowed by Jonathan Coe. About 1750 a number of families em- 
igrated to Granville, Massachusetts. Emigrants also went to 
Hartland, Connecticut. About 1786, others went to West 
Stockbridge and Richmond, Massachusetts. In 1788 several 
families emigrated to Durham, New York, and others since 1800. 
About 1790, the Wadsworths, went to Geneseo, New York. In 
1796, several went to Whitestown, Oneida County, New York, 
among whom were Henry Crane, Camp Parmelee, Kirtland 
Griffin, Abraham Camp. The Pickets and others, went to Green- 
field, Massachusetts. Some, as early as 1761. June 12, 1812, 
Deacon Ozias Norton and his son Leveret went to Carleston, 
Ohio ; and Jerry Norton to Atwater. Later than this, Lewis 
Norton, Ozias Camp, Samuel Johnson, Ichabod Curtis, and 
others settled in Ashtabula County, Ohio. Samuel Curtis set- 
tled in Medina, in the same State, and became a deacon there. 
Elah Camp went to Meriden, Thomas Spencer Camp removed 
to Michigan, and Ozias Camp to the city of New York, and 
others elsewhere. 

Besides these, many enterprising and intelligent men of busi- 
ness, have at different times left Durham, to find a home else- 

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210 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

where, who have adhered to the principles and habits which 
they formed here in early life. There was Noah Talcott, the 
son of David, the son of Hezekiah, who went to New York, 
and who is mentioned in the book entitled " The Old Merchants 
of New York," as having been extensively engaged in business 
as a large cotton broker and merchant. There was Keuben 
Rose Fowler, who was first a successful merchant in New Ha- 
ven, and in Newbern, North Carolina, and then engaged in 
land operations, in New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Up- 
per Canada. There was Samuel Parsons, who, after being a 
successful merchant in New York, returned to Durham to spend 
his last years. In addition to these might be mentioned Henry 
Lyman, Charles A. Fowler, Parsons Rose, William S. Camp, 
Abner Newton, and men bearing the name of Strong and of 
Parsons, who have done a successful business in the south. 

Moses Austin, and Moses Bates, who married the sister of 
Mr. Austin, left Durham near the close of the last century, and 
went to the lead mines of Virginia, near Louisburg, if I read 
the letter right. I have before me an original letter from Moses 
Bates to the wife of Captain John Johnson of Durham, in which 
he describes the journey of Mr. Austin and himself from Louis- 
burg, down the Great Kenhawa, two hundred miles, then down 
the Ohio and up the Mississippi to St. Geneveive in New Spain, 
as it was then called. They left their residence in Virginia on 
the 6th of June, 1798, and arrived at St. Genevieve on the 8th 
of September, being just three months on their journey. Mr. 
Bates was called to suffer the loss of his wife, which Dr. Aaron 
Elliott, formerly of Killingworth, describes in an interesting 
and affecting manner, he himself having married her sister. 

Mr. Bates was successful in obtaining of the Spanish Govern- 
ment a thousand acres of land, only for the expense of survey- 
ing it, for which he paid twelve dollars. He and his family 
seem to have prospered greatly in this wild region of country. 

After 'the death of his wife, he married a daughter of Rev. 
Ichabod Camp, a native of Durham, mentioned on a previous 
page. He married her some years after the death of her fa- 
ther. She, too, he was called to lose. Her death was a tri- 
umphant one. Not long before it occurred, she often said, 
"Death hath lost its sting, and the grave its victory." A few 



EMIGRANTS FROM DURHAM. 211 

minutes before she died, she said, "I am going to Jesus my Re- 
deemer ; I shall soon be in the paradise of my God ; come Jesus, 
come quickly. There is now no doubt. I know that my Re- 
deemer liveth. Farewell world, farewell terrestrial things ; " 
and in a few minutes expired. " These dying declarations," re- 
marked Mr. Bates, in his letter, communicating the intelligence 
of her death, " in addition to the course of life invariably pursued 
by her for many years, afford incontrovertible evidence of the 
power and reality of the religion of Jesus, and that her soul 
winged its way to the sublime regions of eternal felicity." Mr. 
Bates and his wife seem to have carried with them or inherited 
the religion which sustained them in their trials in that distant 
region. 

The history of Mr. Austin is more remarkable. He obtained 
a grant of a league square, about sixty miles south of St. Louis, 
in the lead region, engaged in mining operations, laid out the 
city of Potosi, the present capital of Washington County. He 
was at one time considered wealthy, but in the general wreck of 
prosperity in 1819-20 he lost all his property. His attention 
then was turned to Texas whither he went and obtained a large 
grant of land from the Mexican Government, in order to estab- 
lish a colony on it. He returned to Missouri in 1821 or 2 for 
the purpose of removing his family to Texas, when he was 
taken sick and died in May, 1822. Stephen F. Austin went to 
Texas and took possession of the grant made to his father, led 
on a colony to the river Brazos, and laid out and commenced 
the town of Austin, which was afterwards the seat of Govern- 
ment in Texas, and obtained the patronage of the Mexican 
Government. Iturbide, in 1822, and Victoria, in 182-1, passed 
laws to encourage emigration, made generous donations of land, 
and granted exemption from taxes for ten years, and allowed 
immigrants' property to the amount of two thousand dollars to 
be admitted free of duty. In 1832, Stephen F. Austin also car- 
ried a petition to Mexico for a separate Government, and after 
waiting several months wrote back to his constituents and re- 
commended the formation of a separate Government without 
waiting for the action of Congress ; for which he was cruelly 
imprisoned, and did not reach home for upwards of two years. 



212 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

When he returned he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of 
the Army, and was for a period at the head of affairs. He died 
in 1835. His sister, Emily M., the wife of Mr. James F. Perry, 
lives near Brazoria, owning as her brother's heir, a large amount 
of land. Mr. Moses Austin was regarded as a worthy man of 
great enterprise and talent. Had it not been for this enterprise 
and talent, the large grant of land would not have been obtained 
from the Mexican Government, the colony would not have been 
established on the Brazos, and the independence of the province 
would not have been obtained. It is owing to the enterprise and 
talent of Moses Austin and his son, Stephen F. Austin, that Texas 
now is an integral part of the United Stales. It has been stated 
that the place of Moses Austin in Texas was called Durham 
Hall in memory of his native town. Some of the facts men- 
tioned above are from a letter dated St. Louis, Dec. 27, 1845, 
to one of the connections of Mr. Austin, still residing in Dur- 
ham, and written by Charles D. Drake, a lawyer in St. Louis, 
who married a daughter of James Austin, who went from Dur- 
ham to reside with his kinsman, Moses Austin, first in Virginia, 
and then in Missouri. 

MR. DRAKE'S LETTER. 

" St. Louis, Dec. 27th, 1845. 

Mr. Enos S. Camp, Durham, Ct. 

Dear Sir : 

I will very briefly explain to you, why I, who am a 
stranger to you, address this letter to you. JVly wife, a native of 
this State, while it was the Territory of Louisiana, born in 1812, 
is the daughter of James Austin, who was a native of Connec- 
ticut, and removed from Virginia to the Territory of Louisiana, 
about the year 1804, and died in this State, Oct., 1823. She 
learned from her father, that he left four sisters and one brother, 
(then follows James' connections, uninteresting) — he then ob- 
serves, "I will briefly give you the history of the Austin family 
in this region. 



EMIGRANTS FROM DRHAM. 213 

" Moses Austin of Durham, Ct., emigrated thence to Virginia, 
and thence in 1796 to Upper Louisiana, then under the Spanish 
Government ; he was cousin to my wife's father. Obtaining a 
grant of land from the Government of a league square, about 
sixty miles south of this city in the lead region, he engaged in 
mining operations, and laid off the township of Potosi, the 
present capital of Washington County. He was a very enter- 
prising man, and was at one time considered wealthy, but in the 
general wreck of prosperity in 1819-20 he lost all his property. 
His attention was attracted to Texas, whither he went and ob- 
tained a large grant of land from the Mexican Government. 
He returned to this State in 1821 or 2 for the purpose of remov- 
ing his family to Texas, when he was taken sick and died, leav- 
ing two children — Stephen I., who went to Texas and took pos- 
session of the grant to his father and died there about the year 
1835 — and Emily M., who now is the wife of Mr. James F. 
Perry, and who lives near Brazoria, Texas, owning as her 
brother's heir a very large amount of land." 

(Then follows a long list of James Austin's family, uninter- 
esting. The letter established the fact that Moses Austin went 
from Durham — and history established the fact, that Austin was 
the pioneer of Texas, and had Austin remained at Durham, 
Texas would have remained a part of Mexico, and Taylor and 
Scott would have remained in their towns. ) 
The letter is signed, 

Charles D. Drake. 



REV. MR. WILLISTON'S LETTER. 

Durham, New York, 26th Jan., 1848. 

Dear Sir: 

My father being absent, and not having with him 
the necessary materiel (a-la-the French) for answering your letter, 
I have hunted up, and will now communicate the desired in- 
formation myself. I will adopt the tabular form, as being the 
best both for you and me. Here is what I have been able to 
gather. 



214 



HISTORY OF DURHAM. 



EMIGRANTS FROM DURHAM, CONN. TO 
DURHAM, NEW YORK. 



Dea. Jonathan Baldwin, 

Eliab Baldwin, 

Curtis Baldwin, 
Dea. David Baldwin, 

Aaron Baldwin, 

Seth Baldwin, 
Mrs. Eunice (Baldwin) Strong, 
Mrs. Mehitabel (Baldwin) Torrey, 
Mrs. Ruth (Baldwin) Chittenden, 
Dea. Noah Baldwin, 

James Baldwin, 

Mrs. (Baldwin) Hays, 

Mrs. (B'n) Post, and Mrs. (Bates) Bushnell 

John Hull, 

Silas Hull, 

Stephen Tibbals, 

Ebenezer Tibbals, 

Walter Field and Cyrus Field, 

Daniel Coe, 

Daniel Merwin, 

David Merwin, 

Phinehas Canfield, 

William Hinman, 
Mrs. Eunice (Merwin) Cooley, 

Mrs. (Merwin) Smith, 

Mrs. (Merwin) Smith, 

Mrs. (Merwin) Lanvphier, 

Mrs. (Merwin) Jewell, 



6 

8 

8 



6 or 7 

12 

8 

8 

8 

10 

5 

11 



8 
G 
6 
8 

6 or 7 
5 or 6 
7 

7 * 
7 

7 
2 



No. Hopefully 
Pious. 



1 (or more) 

7 (or 8) 
4 

4 (or 5) 
8 
G 
4 

8 (or 9) 



(or 2) 



5 § a 

I c 

o',a« 



Mrs. John Hull and Mrs. Stephen Tibbals, who were sisters of 
Noah and Jas. Baldwin. 

Of the 30 emigrants whose names are in the table, all but 3, 
I believe, were professors. Those 3 were Ebe'r Tibballs, Phin's 
Canfield and Wm. Hinman. The most, if not all, of the pious 
27, became so, it is believed, after removing to this place. Some 
3 or 4 of them remained here but a few years ; and much is not 
known of them now. In addition to the 5 college educated min- 
isters, add, if you please, the Eev. Orlando Kirtland, of Morris- 
town, N. J., who is a grandson of Daniel Coe. Of the 5 down 
in my table, one (the Eev. Eliliu W. Baldwin, D. D.) became 
the president of a College, — Wabash College, Indiana. An- 
other of the 5 is now a missionary at the Sandwich Islands, — 
Kev. Dwight Baldwin. 

I can learn little of the history of Eev. Sam. Merwin. He 
was brought up here, a son of Dan'l Merwin ; who, as the table 



EMIGRANTS FROM DURHAM. 215 

shows, had two other sons become Methodist preachers, though 
not so noted ones as Samuel. 

I have carried the tabular information no further than to the 
first generation after the Durham emigrants. If extended to the 
grand children, it would serve still further to confirm and illus- 
trate that great principle of God's word — that God causes piety 
in progenitors to descend to their posterity like an inheritance. 
" Choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live/' " I'll be a 
God to thee and to thy seed after thee. 1,1 "Visiting the iniquities 
of the fathers upon the children." 

Yours, dear sir, in Christian and Ministerial bonds, 

Timothy Williston. 

rev. mr. merwin's letter. 

Hempstead, L. I., Nov. 21st. 

Mr. Fowler, 

Dear Sir : My brother has sent to me your letter 
addressed to Dr. Childs, as he had not the dates you requested. 
Dr. Sprague's Biography of Methodist Preachers would furnish, 
probably, all the information you desire. 

I will copy from a biographical sketch that I have, what may 
furnish the material you want. 

Eev. Samuel Merwin was born in Durham, Conn., Sept. 13th, 
1777. His ancestry who came from North of Wales, to this 
country, settled in Milford, Conn. One branch of the familv 
soon afterwards went to New Milford. His great-grandfather, 
Daniel Merwin, moved to Durham, Conn. Here his grandfather, 
Miles Merwin, was born and buried. His own father, Daniel 
Merwin, was born here, and married the sister of the late Thomas 
Lyman of Durham. When the subject of this sketch was seven 
years old, on November 4th, 1784, his father with five other 
families, moved into the State of New York and formed a town 
settlement, which in honor of their nativity, they called New 
Durham. 

In his boyhood his soul fired with a laudable ambition for an 
honorable distinction in society. With such advantages as he 
could command he gave himself studiously to the acquisition of 
knowledge. 



216 HISTORY OF DURHAM. . 

In his 18th year he was teacher of the District School where 
many of the scholars were older than himself, two of them his 
brothers. 

In his 20th year he became a decided Christian. His conver- 
sion was clear, his feelings ardent. He was gifted with the high- 
est qualities of an orator, in appearance, voice, manner, skill in 
commanding words and swaying the passions at will. 

Thrust out by the voice of the Church and his own convic- 
tions, he commenced his labors as a preacher of the gospel in the 
M. E. Church. In 1803 he was ordained Elder, and appointed 
Missionary to Quebec and Montreal. 

Subsequently his appointments were to the most important 
places in the Church, either as Presiding Elder over large dis- 
tricts, or stationed in our principal cities, Boston, Providence, 
New York, Albany, Philadelphia, Baltimore. 

In 1807 he married Mrs. Sarah Janes, widow of Eev. Peter 
Janes, daughter of Nehemiah Clark of Salisbury, a woman of 
rare excellence, possessed of a beauty of person which is scarcely 
the gift of an age ; a mind richly endowed and a most devoted 
Christian. They had five sons and two daughters. All but the 
oldest son are still living. He closed his life and labors in Rhine- 
beck, after a few weeks illness, on Sundajr, January 13th, 1839. 
His remains sleep in Greenwood Cemetery. 

In person he was full Six feet in height and of portly propor- 
tions. His voice was clear, musical and of great volume, which 
was perfectly at his command. His manner was in such suita- 
bility it always seemed in wondrous grace. His graphic and 
scenic powers were such that many are the incidents of aston- 
ishing effect upon large and cultured audiences that are narrated 
of him. 

His Catholic and philanthropic spirit associated him with the 
various benevolent and religious institutions of the day. He 
was selected and often occupied the platform of the Bible, Sea- 
man's Friend, Colonization and Missionary Anniversaries. He 
was capable as an executive officer, as he was able and gifted as 
an orator. So if there was any special difficulty of administra- 
tion he was appointed to undertake it. This was the reason 
sometimes of his removal to distant cities. 

There is one fact in reference to the Merwin family which I 



EMIGRANTS FROM DURHAM. 217 

believe is still true, that in each branch there has been a Min- 
ister of the Gospel. 

I hope these items will afford you sufficient material for your 
purpose. Yours truly, 

J. B. Merwin. 

REV. DR. COOLEY'S LETTER. 

Granville, January 17th, 1848. 
Rev. and Dear Sir : 

In the early settlement of this town, the emigrants 
from Durham aided much to give it a good name which it has 
not lost even to this day. The Church was strengthened by the 
following additions by letter : 

Ezra Baldwin, Jun., 1764. 

Lydia, wife of Stephen Hitchcock, 1757. 

Isaac and Susanna Bartlett, 1758. 

David and Rebekah Parsons, 1760. 

Wife of Roswell Graves. 

Mary, wife of Benjamin Barnes, 1763. 

Thomas Spelman and wife, 1756. 

John Bates, 1757. 
Names of emigrants from Durham to Granville : 
Ezra Baldwin, David Curtis, 

Ebenezer Baldwin, Aaron Curtis, 

Amos Baldwin, Ebenezer Curtis, 

John Bates, Samuel Coe, 

John Bates, Jun., Aaron Coe, 

Jacob Bates, Enoch Coe, 

Nathaniel Bates, John Seward, (doubtful,) 

David Bates, Stephen 4Iitchcock, 

Noah Robinson, Isaac Bartlett, ^ 

Dan Robinson, David Parsons, 

Phinehas Robins, Roswell Graves, 

Timothy Robinson, Benjamin Parsons. 

Among their descendants are the following educated men : 
Elijah Bates, Esq., son of Nathaniel ; Hon. W. G. Bates, son 
of Elijah ; Isaac C. Bates, son of Col. Jacob Bates ; Charles F. 
Bates, Attorney, son of Nathaniel ; and Edward B. Gillet, a dis- 
tinguished attorney in Westfield, grandson of Col. Jacob Bates ; 
28 " 



218 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

David B. Curtis, died in the army in 1813 ; Rev. John Seward, 
son of John Seward ; Eev. Harvey Coe, grandson of Samuel 
Coe ; Rev. David L. Coe, grandson of Samuel Coe ; Gurdon S. 
Stebbins, grandson of John Bates ; Rev. Truman Baldwin, son 
of Amos B. ; Rev. Benson Baldwin, grandson of Amos ; Rev. 
Charles F. Robinson, who died at St. Charles, at the confluence 
of the Missouri and Mississippi. 

In addition to educated men I may add : Hon. Anson V. Par- 
sons, self educated, grandson of David Parsons, now Chief Justice 
in Pennsylvania. The emigrants from Durham, generally were 
strong men. The above facts and statistics speak their commen- 
dation. 

Col. Jacob Bates was a Lieutenant in the army, and crossed 
the Delaware on Christmas Eve, in the celebrated attack on 
Princeton. 

Col. Timothy Robinson was Justice of the Peace, Representa- 
tive, Deacon in the Church, and for years a Father of the Town. 
He possessed native talents equal to any in his day. He was 
truly a great and good man. In the time of Shay's Rebellion, he 
and a company of the "Court Party," on their way to Spring- 
field, were met by a party of the mob, and after a skirmish near 
the great rock in Granville, were taken prisoners. The Colonel, 
as being the most obnoxious, was confined under a strong guard. 
Next day was Sabbath, and he read and prayed with them, and 
discoursed on State affairs, setting forth the moral wrong of resist- 
ing law by arms, especially when the people have all the power 
at the ballot box, of redressing their wrongs, by changing their 
rulers. They listened to their jirisoner, for he wept and they 
wept. The result was, the guard became -politically converted, and 
the next day he and his guard proceeded to Springfield in the 
cause of " law and order? 

Another Fact. — He was the father of a brilliant family, all 
but one being daughters. A favorite daughter was connected 
with a clergyman in Vermont. Having taken leave and gone 
to her new home, scarcely had she laid aside her bridal dress, 
when news flew back, as if the winds had given it speed, that 
their daughter had 'died suddenly, and that by poison from her 
own hand. The mother and the daughters shrieked and cried 
aloud for grief and agony. The father entered the room, at the 



EMIGRANTS FROM DURHAM. 219 

moment, and with sternness of rebuke characteristic of great 
minds, stamped upon the floor and hushed the tumult ; and then 
sitting down, with great parental kindness, commenced a train 
of remarks, to soothe the anguish of broken hearts, and to vindi- 
cate the sovereignty, goodness and tender mercy of God. The- 
effect was most happy. 

You know the character and standing of Senator I. C. Bates. 
Perhaps I have given you nothing to your purpose. 
I remain very truly, 

Your Friend and Brother in the Lord Jesus, 

Timothy M. Cooley. 
Rev. W. C. Fowler. 

PRINCIPLES OF THE EMIGRANTS. 

We have seen, in a previous chapter, what were the charac- 
teristics and principles of the people of Durham. In this we 
have seen that when they sought habitations elsewhere they car- 
ried with them their principles. They carried them to their new 
homes in Hartland and Torringford in Connecticut, among the 
hills of Berkshire and old Hampshire in Massachusetts. They 
carried them beyond the Catskill Mountains to New Durham, 
to Oneida County, to the Genesee River, in the State of New- 
York ; and into New Connecticut in Ohio. They carried the 
same attachment to the institutions of law and order, to educa- 
tion and family government, the same public spirit and habits 
of reflection, into the camp and the halls of legislation, to the 
work-shop and the farm, to the bench, the bar, and the pulpit. 
Those same principles carried from Durham and transmitted from 
father to son live still in the hearts of their descendants. 

If we follow the emigrants, we shall find the same love of edu- 
cation transmitted to their children. In proof of this, I would 
cite the family of Daniel Lyman of Newport and afterwards of 
Providence, and the family of James Wadsworth of Genesseo, 
whose son General James S. Wadsworth, fell in the late war at 
the battle of the Wilderness. John W. Wadsworth, the son of 
John Wadsworth of Monroe, Michigan, and Maria (Chedsey) 
Wadsworth, graduated at Princeton, in 1857. Charles Chaun- 
cey, the son of Judge Chauncey of New Haven, graduated in 
Yale College, 1792, and his son Charles graduated there in 1828. 



220 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Elihu Cbauncey, another son of Judge Chauncey, graduated 
there in 1796; and Nathaniel, another son, graduated there in 
1806 ; and his two sons are recent graduates of Harvard College. 
Henry Chauncey, a graduate of Harvard College, is a descend- 
ant of Nathaniel Chauncey, who removed from Durham toMid- 
dletown. William C. Fowler, the present writer, son of Reuben 
Rose Fowler, and Catharine (Chauncey) Fowler, is a graduate of 
Yale College. His two sons Charles C. Fowler and William W. 
Fowler, graduated at Amherst College. Chauncey M. Hand and 
Charles F. Hand, sons of Catharine (Fowler) Hand, graduated 
the one at Yale and the other at Williams College. Chauncey 
A. Goodrich, son of Elizur Goodrich of New Haven, graduated 
at New Haven where he was a distinguished Professor. His two 
sons, Chauncey and William, are graduates of Yale, and a son 
of the former, Edward, is now a member of Yale College. Elizur 
Goodrich of Hartford, son of Elizur of New Haven, is a grad- 
uate of Williams. Henry Ellsworth, grandson of Elizur Good- 
rich of New Haven, was a graduate of Yale. Rev. Charles A. 
Goodrich the son of Rev. Samuel, graduated at Yale College in 
1812.. Samuel G. Goodrich was the celebrated Peter Parley, 
whose son Francis B. Goodrich, the author of the " Court of Na- 
poleon," is a graduate of Harvard College. Rev. Noah Coe, son 
of Charles, who was the son of Abel, who was a son of Joseph 
and a descendant of Robert Coe, the magistrate, has two sons 
who are graduates of Yale, Frederick A. Coe and Samuel G. 
Coe. Samuel G. Whittlesey, grandson of Rev. Samuel Good- 
rich, was a graduate of Yale College, and a Missionary ; and his 
son Samuel has recently graduated at the same college. Henry 
Lyle, the son of Simeon Smith, has lately received a medical 
degree in New York. Besides these should be mentioned Joseph 
Hull, author of a Spelling Book, and David N. Camp, the dis- 
tinguished Principal of the Normal School of Connecticut. 

DEED OF CAWGINCHAUG FROM T A RR A M U G G U S, & C. 

This writting made the twenty-fowerth of January, 1672, Be- 
tween Tarramugus, Wesumpsha, Wannoe, Mackize, Sachainas 
mother, Tom alias Negannoc, Neshcheag squa, Taccumhuit, 
Wamphunch, Puccacun, spunno, Sarah Kembosh squa, Maria- 



EMIGRANTS FROM DURHAM. 221 

gans mother and Tabhows squa of the one part, and Mr. Sam'll 
Willys, Capt. John Talcott, Mr. James Eichards and Mr. John 
Allyn of the other part, witnesseth that the sayd Tarramugus, 
Weshumpsa, Wannoe Mackize, Sachamas mother, Tom Mese- 
hegens, Squa Tacumhuit, Wamphunck Puccacun spunno Sarah 
Marragans mother, and Tabhow's Squae for themselves and in 
behalfe of the rest of the proprietors of Cawginchaug, and the 
lands adjoining, for a valuable consideration to them in hand, 
payd by the sd Mr. Sam'll Wyllys, Capt. John Talcott, Mr. 
k James Eichards and John Allyn, haue giuen, granted, Bargained 
and sold, and by these presents doe fully deed & absolutely 
giue, grant, bargain, sell, enfeoffe & confirm unto the sayd Mr. 
Sam'll Wyllys, Capt. John Talcott, Mr. James Eichards and 
John Allyn, their heirs & assignes, one Tract of land comonly 
known by the name of Cawginchaug, a butting on midle Town 
bownds north, Haddam Bownds east, and to runne towards the 
west Two miles at least or so farre as may take in all those lands 
granted by the Generall Court of Conecticutt, to the afoarsayd 
Gent'n, and on the South on Guilford bounds together with all 
the Timber, Trees, brush, Eivers, waters, stones, mines or min- 
eralls, being in the afoarsayd Tract of land, to have & to hold 
the afoarsd Tract of land as it is bownded with all the profitts 
comodities & appurtenances whatsoever, belonging thereto, unto 
the afoarsayd Gen'n, their heirs & assigns, & to the onely 
proper use & behoofe of the sayd Mr. Sam'll Willys, Capt. 
John Tallcott and John Allyn, theire heirs and assignes forever, 
and the sayd Tarramugus, Wesumpsha, & the first aboue men- 
tioned Natiues for themselues & in behalfe of the rest, doe cou- 
enant & with the sd Mr. Willys, Capt. Talcott, Mr. Eichards 
& John Allyn, that they onely haue full power & Good right 
& lawfull Authority to grant, Bargain & sell the aforesad 
Tract of land with its appurtenances, unto the sayd Mr. Willys, 
Capt. John Talcott, Mr. James Eichards & John Allyn, their 
heirs & assignes for euer, & that they the sayd Gentm, there 
heirs & assignes, shall and may by force & vertue of these 
presents from time to time, & at all times for euer hereafter, 
lawfully, peaceably & quietly, haue, hold, use, occupy, possess, 
& enjoy the aforesd Tract of land with all its rights, members, 
& appurtenances, & haue receiue & take the rents, Issues 



222 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

and promts thereof to their own proper use and behoofe for ener 
with out any lawfull lett, suit, trouble, or dissturbance whatso- 
euer, from the said Tarramugus, Wesumpsha, wannoe Machize, 
Sachamas mother, Tom alias Negannoe, nesehegen Squa, Tac- 
cumhuit wamphanch, Puccacun Spunno, Sarah Kemhosh squa, 
Marragons mother and Tabhows squa, their heirs or assignes, or 
of any other person or persons claymeing right by from or under 
them or any of them or by their means, act, consent, priuity or 
procurement, & that free & clear & freely & clearly ac- 
quitted, exonerated & discharged or otherwise, well and suffi- 
ciently saued and kept Harmless by the sayd Tarramugus, We- 
sumpsha, Wannoe, Machize, &c, their heirs, executors or Admin- 
istrators of & from all former & other grants, gifts, bargains, titles, 
troubles, demands and incumbrances whatsoeuer, had made' 
committed, Suffered or done by the afoaresayd Tarramugus, We- 
sumpsha, Wannoe, Machize, Sachamas mother, Tom alias Ne- 
gannoe, neschey squa, Taccumhuit, namphanch, puccacuw, 
spunnoe, sarah Kembosh squa, marraguns mother, and Talhows 
squa, in witness whereof of the afoarementioned natives have 
signed, sealed & deliuered this writing, the day & yeare first 
above written with their own hands. 
Sighned and delivered 
in presence of 

Joseph Nash, 

Georg Groue, 

Sepannamoe ^D her marke. 

Neshegen QS) his marke. 
Thomas Edwards. 

Neganno $ his marke and seale. 

Neschegens squa her ^< marke and seale. 

Taccumhuits H^fj marke and seale. 

wamphanch g " marke and seale. 
his 



EMIGRANTS FROM DURHAM. 223 



puccacun /*\*\ marke and seale. 

his 

Spunnoes W marke and seale. 



his 



Marragans V> marke and sea i e . 
mother her /( y\ 

Tarramuggus -f^Ay-his marke and seale. 



wesumpsha T" /Wins marke and seale. 
Wannoe ^^^s his marke and seale. 

machize /\T his marke and seale. 
Sachamas mother \\ her marke and seale. 
Tubhous sqna N. her marke and seale. 

Sarah ^Js^ ner marke and seale. 

Alice being lame and not able at the writing hereof to be pres- 
ent, and haveing received a coate towards the purchass of caw- 
ginchauge, I, under written in her behalfe doe assent to the agree- 
ment & deed herein written, & as her agent doe in her behalfe 
testify her assent by subscribeing my hand, January 24, 1672. 



one peny "7t*~ 



his marke and seale. 



The aboue written is a True coppy of the originall, being ex 
amined & compared therewith, April 5, 1673, pr me. 

John Allyn, Secretey. 

The original is left with Capt. John Talcott for the use of the 
proprietors. 



224 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS. 

The Township of Durham is from five and a half to six and 
a half miles long from east to west ; and four miles broad from 
north to south. The principal stream is called Coginchaug, or 
Aramamit. It rises in a spring near Bluff Head, eight or ten rods 
in circumference, and, running nearly north through the mead- 
ows, assumes the name of West River, and forms a junction in 
Middletown with Little River. It receives Wheeler's brook 
from the south-west, and Malt brook from the south-east, and 
Allyn's brook from the east. The meadows at different times 
have been partially drained by deepening and broadening the 
Aramamit, much to their advantage. A further outlay would, 
it is believed, be attended with a further corresponding advan- 
tage. There is another brook in the west part of the town, 
called Saw-mill brook, remarkable for its sudden rise into a 
swollen torrent in case of rains ; and also another still, called 
Potash brook, from the potash works near it, formerly carried 
on by Dr. Cole. 

The New Haven and Middletown Turnpike, and the Durham 
and Haddam Turnpike, and the Durham and Madison Turn- 
pike, and the Durham and Guilford Turnpike, have all been 
given up to the public by the several companies. 

There are several pleasant drives, as to Pistapaug Pond, to 
Quonapaug Pond, and to Middlefield, and to Middletown. Pis- 
tapaug is remarkable for containing, in its limits a single monu- 
ment, the corner boundary of four towns, Durham, Guilford, 
Wallingford and Branford. 

The Town gave a call to the first minister before the Church 
was formed, and invited a Council of ministers who settled him. 
The Town gave a call to the second and third ministers. The 
Church, after an interval of some weeks, seconded these calls by 
its action. The Town was recognized by the laws of the colony 
and of the State as a religious parish, and permission was 
given to it, by the Legislature to embody themselves as a church. 
The three first ministers, at their settlement asserted their offi- 
cial rights. See pages 41, 43 and page 55, and page 66. At 
the settlement of Mr. Smith, it was agreed that he should take 
the pastoral charge of the church, "to teach, guide and direct" 
them. 



EMIGRANTS FROM DURHAM. 225 

The ministers then settled had great influence in the town for 
more than a hundred years. Macauley, in his history of Eng- 
land, Vol. Ill, page 89, speaking of dissenting ministers, in 
England, says : " His influence over his flock was immense. 
Scarcely any member of a congregation of Separatists entered 
into a partnership, married a daughter, put out a son as an ap- 
prentice, or gave his vote at an electioD, without consulting his 
spiritual guide. On all political and literary questions the min- 
ister was the oracle of his circle." The same was true of many 
of their brethren in New England, and of the three first minis- 
ters of Durham. 

According to one theory of Congregationalism, the principal 
officers of each church were a ruling elder, a teaching elder, pas- 
tor and deacons ; to say nothing of deaconesses. When from 
one cause and another the three offices of ruling elder, teaching 
elder and pastor became merged in the one office of minister, it 
was very natural that his people should concentrate on him the 
respect, and affection, and confidence which had been distrib- 
uted upon the three. He enjoyed the affection and respect, which 
in given cases in the Episcopal Church, were shared by the 
bishop, priest and deacon. 

In the New Haven Colony, there was virtually a union of 
Church and State, the Church taking the lead. In the Connec- 
ticut Colony there was virtually a union of Church and State, 
the State taking the lead. In Durham, which was incorporated 
after the union of the two colonies, the civil power seems to 
have taken the lead. 

In Durham, the Congregational denomination, for more than 
a century, enjoyed the advantage of belonging to the " standing 
order," the privileged denomination of the colony and of the 
State. In common with other Congregationalists in the State, 
they lost this advantage, especially after the adoption of the 
State Constitution. In Durham, as elsewhere, many of the Con- 
gregationalists took ground against the Constitution ; as did the 
Congregational clergy generally, even those who had carefully 
eschewed political preaching, and political intrigues. For in- 
stance, the Eev. John Elliott, D. D., who had carefully avoided 
political preaching, rose in the Town Meeting in Guilford, which 
was about to vote on the adoption of the Constitution, and said, 

29 



226 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

" I have been reported to be in favor of the constitution. I rise 
to contradict this report, and to say that I shall give it my entire 
negative." In Durham, as in some other towns, this opposition 
to the State Constitution operated unfavorably upon the Congre- 
gational denomination. 

For a long period, Durham, like many other towns in the 
Commonwealth, was somewhat isolated, so far as frequent inter- 
course with other towns was concerned, and hence, like them, 
had a character of its own, shaped by influences largely within it- 
self. For more than a century, religion and education were the 
two great interests very ably set forth, and strikingly illustrated 
by three distinguished clergymen. The influence of these three 
men, and of other leading minds, and the powerful impression 
Which they made, were distinctly seen in the character and tastes 
of the people of the town, in creating an interest in these two 
great interests, religion and education. 

SANITARY. 

The geological formation, and geographical position of Dur- 
ham serves to render it a very healthy town. This is proved by 
comparing the registration statistics with those of the State at 
large, with those of the United States, as proved by the last 
census, and with the statistics of the State of Massachusetts, 
where they have attained great perfection, extending over a 
range of more than twenty years. That State seems to be divi- 
ded into two great sections, the Atlantic coast, where consump- 
tion is found to greatly predominate, and the inland, where 
Zymotic diseases take the lead and bring up the balance of mor- 
tality. That division is found to extend through this State ; the 
sea coast, with its predominence of consumption, and the inland 
and northern section, with its predominance of Zymotic diseases. 
In Durham, located on the confines of these great divisions, 
sheltered in a measure from each by the beautiful hills which 
mark its boundaries, these opposing causes of disease seem to be 
so nicely balanced that neither obtains predominance, and the 
minimum of diseases of each division seem to be obtained. 

The fevers which were so prevalent and fatal a half century 
ago in this vicinity, have changed to a mild form of Typhoid, 
rarely fatal, and which by its renovating effect on the system, 



EMIGEANTS FEOM DURHAM. 227 

warding off consumption, is, no doubt, conducive to long life in 
the masses. There have been but two deaths from fever regis- 
tered for several years. These were both in the army. One 
died there, and the other a few hours after his arrival in Dur- 
ham. There have been two hundred and fourteen deaths regis 
tered in Durham the last eleven years. Of these, one male and 
seven females were over ninety years of age, fifteen males and 
fifteen females were over eighty, nineteen males and twelve fe- 
males were over seventy. Of one hundred persons, nearly one- 
half of the whole number of deaths, the average age was 75.9. 
Of the whole number, the average age at death was 32 1-2, 
males 28 1-2, females 36 1-2. In Massachusetts, average age 30, 
males 29, females 31. 

In this State the returns are not sufficiently complete to ascer- 
tain the average age, or the number of inhabitants to each death. 
In Durham, it is 1 death to 59 of the inhabitants yearly. In 
Massachusetts, 1 to 52 ; United States, 1 to 45 ; in Boston, 1 
to 41 ; in New York City, 1 to 36. There have been 10 cases 
of consumption in Durham during the last five years ; average 
per cent. 8 ; in this State, for the same years, 15 per cent. ; in 
Massachusetts, for a term of years, 16.7 per cent. ; United States 
14 per cent. Of Zymotic diseases, which more clearly indicates 
the heal thfuln ess of a section, there are 20 deaths ; average per 
cent., 17 1-2 ; average in this State, 30 per cent. ; Massachusetts, 
29 ; United States, 32 per cent. 

Of Births during 10 years, there were, 121 males, 109 females. 
About this proportion holds good in all statistics ; average per 
year, 23. Of these the average foreign births were about 5 1-2 
per annum and no material increase during the 10 years. 

EXTRACT FROM A LETTER OF JARED POTTER 
KIRTLAND, LL. D. 

"In that town (Durham,) at this period (1817), an intelligent, 
kind and social set of manners prevailed through the whole 
population ; the imprint of one or more past generations. 
More wealth, splendor and show, as well as vice, could be found 
in other Connecticut towns ; but here were order, civility, and 
the very essence of good breeding — the art of making every 
one comfortable and happy. 



228 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

" General Wads worth, who died about this time, was the type 
of a generation whose living representatives were the Chaunceys, 
Wadsworths, Chedseys, Bateses, Lymans and others that should 
be enumerated. 

" The young and middle-aged formed and made one social 
circle. Its meetings were frequent, and into it little that was 
frivolous found its way, and less that was malevolent and scan- 
dalizing. Its influence soon become manifest in my own man- 
ners, and expressions. Hitherto retired, cold, melancholic, I be- 
came cheerful and social, with an entire change of deportment. 

" Two individuals exerted great and favorable influence over 
me. The first was Worthington G. Chauncey. At our first ac- 
quaintance we neither looked, thought, nor acted alike : except 
we both had similar and congenial tastes for pomology and ag- 
riculture. Soon, however, the kind ways, industrious habits and 
strict integrity of Esquire Chauncey commanded my respect and 
ensured my confidence. Here an intimate acquaintance sprung 
up between us ; and every perplexing matter, even medical cases 
were submitted confidentially to him, and his advice solicited. 

" In recent years I have been heard to assert, that Worthing- 
ton G. Chauncey was the best balanced man with whom I was 
ever acquainted. A highly cultivated moral faculty was united 
with kindness and benevolence. He was industrious and perse- 
vering, ever reliable, ever ready to aid the feeble and dis- 
tressed, and to advance the public good. 

" The other individual, to whom I referred, was the Eev. Da- 
vid Smith. His example and precepts corrected my skeptical 
views of religion, which I had formed early in life, and through 
life confirmed me in the truth of the Christian religion. 

" Soon after my locating in Durham, the population in differ- 
ent localities were, from time to time, attacked with the lowest 
form of that malignant Typhus Fever which, for the first 30 
years of this century, swept with such virulence the valley of 
the Connecticut River. During the progress of that epidemic, I 
was often thrown in communication with Drs. Miner and Tully 
and an intimate acquaintance sprung up among us. It was al- 
most a daily practice for the three to arrange our business so as 
to meet, consult and compare our views ; a course not always 
followed among medical men." 



JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. 229 



CHAPTER XII. 

RECORDS. 
TOWN CLERKS. 

Caleb Seward from 1706 to 1707. 
Col. James Wadsworth from 1707 to 1756. 
Gen. James Wadsworth from 1756 to 1786. 
Simeon Parsons from 1786 to 1810. 
Worthington Gr. Chauncey from 1810 to 1830. 
Asher Robinson from 1830 to 1843. 
Samuel Parsons from 1843 to 1846. 
William Wadsworth from 1846 to 1859. 
William Parmelee from 1859 to 1860. 
William Wadsworth from 1860. 

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. 

1710. — James Wadsworth, who was annually re-appointed 
until he was elected to the Council in 1718, by virtue of which 
and of being a justice of the quorum, he was a justice of the 
peace until 1752, (when probably having retired from the Coun- 
cil and the County Court,) he was re-appointed a justice of the 
peace, also in '53 and '54. 

1728. — Capt. Henry Crane, annually re-appointed — the last 
time was May, 1740. 

1741. — Elihu Chauncey. This name disappears from the list 
of annual appointments after May, 1752. 

1750. — James Wadsworth, Jr., continues to 1761, when the 
appointments having been confined to him solely for several 
years are two, viz.: James Wadsworth, James Wadsworth, Jr. 

1762. — James Wadsworth, Jr., was re-appointed as usual and 
continued sole justice to 1774. 

1774. — Elihu Chauncey sole justice until May, 1778. 

1778. — James Wadsworth and Daniel Hall, who were each if 
re-appointed in 1779, 1780, 1781 and 1782. 



230 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

■ / 1783. — James Wadsworth, Simeon Parsons, Daniel Hall. 
/ 1784. — James Wadsworth, Daniel Hall, Simeon Parsons. 
J 1785. — James Wadsworth, Daniel Hall, Simeon Parsons. 
' 1786. — Daniel Hall, Simeon Parsons. 
-' 1787. — Daniel Hall, Simeon Parsons. 
" 1788. — James Wadsworth, Daniel Hall, Simeon Parsons. 
• x l789. — James Wadsworth, Daniel Hall, Simeon Parsons. 

1790. — Daniel Hall, Simeon Parsons. 

1791. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 

1792. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 

1793. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 

1794. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 

1795. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 

1796. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 

1797. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 

1798. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 

1799.*— Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 

1800. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 

1801. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 

1802. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe. 

1803. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe. 

1804. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe. 

1805. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe. 

1806. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe. 

1807. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 

1808. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe, Guern- 
sey Bates. 

1809. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe, Guern- 
sey Bates. 

1810. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe, Guern- 
sey Bates. 

1811. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe, Guern- 
sey Bates. 

1812. — Simeon Parsons, Worthington G. Channcey, Dan Par- 
melee, Job Merwin, Charles Coe, Isaac Newton, Guernsey Bates. 

1813. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe, Guern- 
sey Bates, Worthington G. Chauncey, Isaac Newton, Job Merwin. 

*Frora 1799 to 1843, the list is taken from Green's Register. The records not 
showing the town. 



JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. 231 

1814. — Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe, Guernsey Bates, Worthing- 
ton G. Chauncey, Isaac Newton, Job Merwin. 

1815. — Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe, Guernsey Bates, Job Mer- 
win, Isaac Newton, Worthington G. Chauncey. 

1816. — Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe, Guernsey Bates, Job Mer- 
win, Isaac Newton, Worthington G. Chauncey. 

1817. — Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe, Guernsey Bates, Job Mer- 
win, Worthington G. Chauncey, Bridgman Guernsey. 

1818. — Guernsey Bates, Worthington G. Chauncey, Bridgman 
Guernsey, James Eobinson, Lemuel Camp. 

1819.— The same as in 1818. 

1820. — Guernsey Bates, Worthington G. Chauncey, James 
Robinson, Lemuel Camp. 

1821. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Guernsey Bates, Lemuel 
Camp, Bridgman Guernsey. 

1822. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Samuel Tibbals, Jesse At- 
well, Timothy Coe, Jr., William S. Camp. 

1823. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Lemuel Camp, Samuel 
Tibbals, William S. Camp, Jesse Atwell, Timothy Coe, Jr., Asa- 
hel Strong. 

1824— The same as in 1823. 

1825. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Lemuel Camp, Samuel 
Tibbals, William S. Camp, Timothy Coe, Jr., Asahel Strong. 

1826. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Lemuel Camp, Samuel 
Tibbals, William S. Camp, Timothy Coe, Asahel Strong, John 
White. 

1827. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Lemuel Camp, Samuel 
Tibbals, Timothy Coe, Asahel Strong, John White. 

1828.— The same as in 1827. 

1829.— The same as in 1827 and 1828. 

1830. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Asahel Strong, Samuel 
Tibbals, John White, Lemuel Camp, Timothy Coe. 

1831. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Lemuel Camp, Samuel 
Tibbals, Asahel Strong, John White, Timothy Coe. 

1832. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Lemuel Camp, Samuel 
Tibbals, Asahel Strong, John White, Timothy Coe, Parsons Coe, 
Asher Robinson. 

1833. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Lemuel Camp, Samuel 
Tibbals, Asahel Strong, John White, Timothy Coe, Asher Rob- 
inson. 



232 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

1834. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Lemuel Camp, Samuel 
Tibbals, Asahel Strong, John White, Timothy Coe, Asher Robin- 
son, Joseph Chedsey, Gaylord Newton, Alexander M. G. Elliott. 

1835. — Worthington G\ Chauncey, Samuel Tibbals, Asahel 
Strong, Asher Robinson, Alexander M. G. Elliott 

1836. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Samuel Tibbals, Asahel 
Strong, Asher Robinson, Lucius Foote, Erastus Jones. 

1837. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Samuel Tibbals, Asahel 
Strong, Asher Robinson, Lucius Foot, Erastus Jones, Ebenezer 
Cook. 

1838. — Worthington G. Chauncey, John White, Asher Rob- 
inson, Enos Rogers, Alfred Camp, Munson Strong. 

1839. — Worthington G. Chauncey, John White, Alfred Camp, 
Zebulon Hale, Erastus Jones, William C. Coe. 

1840. — Worthington G. Chauncey, John White, Lemuel Camp, 
Zebulon Hale, Alfred Camp, Charles Hickox, Munson Strong. 

1841. — Worthington G. Chauncey, John White, Asher Rob- 
inson, Zebulon Hale, Wed worth Wadsworth, Jr., Alfred Camp, 
Charles Hickox. 

1842. — John White, Asher Robinson, Wedworth Wadsworth, 
Jr., Timothy Coe, Charles Hickox, Miles Merwin, Jr., Alfred 
Camp, Benjamin Chalker, Lucius Foot. 

1843. — Asher Robinson, Timothy Coe, Erastus Jones, Wed- 
worth Wadsworth, Jr., Miles Merwin, Jr., John White. 

1844. — John White, Alfred Camp, Miles Merwin, Jr., Zebu- 
lon Hale, Samuel Newton, Charles Hickox, Clement M. Parsons. 

1845. — John White, Alfred Camp, Miles Merwin, Jr., Samuel 
Newton, Charles Hickox, Enos Rogers, Clement M. Parsons, 
Asher Robinson. 

1846. — Asher Robinson, William Wadsworth, Erastus Jones, 
Charles Hickox, Frederick T. Elliott, Miles Merwin, Jr., Isaac 
Parmelee, John White. 

1847. — Miles Merwin, Jr., Enos Rogers, John White, Samuel 
G. Tibbals, Asher Robinson, Charles Hickox, William Wads- 
worth, Alfred Camp, Frederick T. Elliott, Samuel Newton. 

1848.— Benjamin B. Beecher, Alfred Camp, Frederick T. El- 
liott, Charles Hickox, Miles Merwin, Jr., Samuel Newton, Asher 
Robinson, Enos Rogers, Charles Thompson, William Wadsworth. 

1849.— Alfred Camp, Henry Canfield, Frederick T. Elliott, 



REPRESENTATIVES. 233 

Miles Merwin, Jr., Samuel Newton, Asher Eobinson, Enos Rog- 
ers, William Wadsworth. 

1850. — Lucius Foot, Erastus Jones, Miles Merwin, Jr., Samuel 
Newton, Asher Robinson, Wolcott P. Stone, William Wadsworth. 

1852. — Alfred Camp, Henry Canfield, Zebulon Hale, Erastus 
Jones, Miles Merwin, Jr., Samuel Newton, William Wadsworth. 

1854.— Henry Canfield, Timothy J. Coe, Frederick T. Elliott, 
L. M. Leach, Miles Merwin, Jr., Samuel Newton, William Wads- 
worth. 

1856.— Joseph Chedsey, Frederick T. Elliott, Frederick S. 
Field, Erastus Jones, Miles Merwin, Jr., Samuel Newton, Will- 
iam Wadsworth. 

1858.— James E. Bailey, Henry Canfield, Frederick T. Elliott, 
Frederick S. Field, Miles Merwin, Jr., Israel C. Newton, William 
Wadsworth. 

1860. — Frederick S. Field, Miles Merwin, Samuel Newton, 
James E. Bailey, William H. Maltby, Alfred Camp, William 
Wadsworth. 

1862. — Samuel Newton, Frederick S. Field, John K. Burr, 
William Wadsworth, David C. Camp, William C. Ives, Miles T. 
Merwin. 

1864. — Samuel Newton, William Wadsworth, Bishop Atwell, 
Miles Merwin, E. B. Meigs, Frederick S. Field, Joel Austin, Os- 
car Leach. 

REPRESENTATIVES IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 

1710. May — James Wadsworth, Caleb Seward. Oct. — James 
Wadsworth, John Russell. 

1711. May — [none recorded.] Oct. — Caleb Seward. 

1712. May — James Wadsworth. Oct. — James Wadsworth. 

1713. May — James Wadsworth. Oct. — [none recorded.] 

1714. May — James Wadsworth. Oct. — James Wadsworth, 
Caleb Seward. 

1715. May — James Wadsworth, Caleb Seward. Oct, — 
James Wadsworth, Caleb Seward. 

1716. May — James Wadsworth, Caleb Seward. Oct. — Ca- 
leb Seward, John Sutlifi. 

1717. May — James Wadsworth, (Clerk,) Caleb Seward. 
Oct. — James Wadsworth (Speaker,) Samuel Fairchild. 

30 



234 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

1718. May — Henry Crane, [one vacancy.] Probably Mr. 
Wadsworth was elected, but went into the Council. Oct. — Ca- 
leb Seward, Henry Crane. 

1719. May— Caleb Seward, Samuel Faircliild. Oct.— Wil- 
liam Seward, Thomas Lyman. 

1720. May — Caleb Seward, Thomas Lyman. Oct. — Samuel 
Parsons, Henry Crane. 

1721. May — Caleb Seward, Thomas Lyman. Oct. — Caleb 
Seward, Thomas Lyman. 

1722. May— Caleb Seward, Thomas Lyman. Oct — Samuel 
Parsons, Henry Crane. 

1723. May — Caleb Seward, Samuel Parsons. Oct. — Henry 
Crane, Thomas Lyman. 

172-1. May — Henry Crane, Samuel Parsons. Oct. — Henry 
Crane, Thomas Lyman. 

1725. May — Henry Crane, William Seward. Oct. — Henry 
Crane, Thomas Lyman. 

1726. May — Henry Crane, Thomas Lyman. Oct. — Wil- 
liam Seward, Thomas Lyman. 

1727. May — Henry Crane, Thomas Lyman. Oct. — Henry 
Crane, William Seward. 

1728. May — Henry Crane, Joseph Coe. Oct. — Henry Crane, 
Nathaniel Sutliff. 

1729. May— Henry Crane, Nathaniel Sutliff. Oct.— Henry 
Crane, Nathaniel Sutliff. 

1730. May— Henry Crane, Nathaniel Sutliff. Oct.— Henry 
Crane, Nathaniel Sutliff. 

1731. May— Henry Crane, Nathaniel Sutliff. Oct.— Nathan- 
iel Sutliff, Nathan Camp. 

1732. May — Henry Crane, Moses Parsons. Oct. — Henry 
Crane, Moses Parsons. 

1733. May — Henry Crane, Moses Parsons. Oct. — Henry 
Crane, Moses Parsons. 

1731. May — Henry Crane, Elihu Chauncey. Oct. — Moses 
Parsons, Elihu Chauncey. 

1735. May — Henry Crane, Nathan Camp. Oct. — Henry 
Crane, Nathan Camp. 

1736. May — Henry Crane, Nathan Camp. Oct. — Elihu 
Chauncey, Nathan Camp. 



REPRESENTATIVES. 235 

1737. Ma j — Nathan Camp, Elihu Chauncey. Oct. — Eben- 
ezer Lyman, Elihu Chauncey. 

1738. May — Elihu Chauncey, Moses Parsons. Oct. — Elihu 
Chauncey, James Wads worth, Jr. 

1739. May— Elihu Chauncey, Kobert Fairchild. Oct.— Hen- 
ry Crane, Nathan Camp. 

1740. May— Elihu Chauncey, Robert Fairchild. Oct.— Elihu 
Chauncey, Nathan Camp. 

1741. May — Elihu Chauncey, Robert Fairchild. Oct. — Na- 
than Camp, Elihu Chauncey. 

1742. May— Elihu Chauncey, Nathan Camp. Oct. — Elihu 
Chauncey, Robert Fairchild. 

1743. May— Elihu Chauncey, Robert Fairchild. Oct.— Elihu 
Chauncey, Nathan Camp. 

1744. May — Elihu Chauncey, Nathan Camp. Oct. — Elihu 
Chauncey, Robert Fairchild. 

1745 % May — Elihu Chauncey, Nathan Camp. Oct. — Elihu 
Chauncey, Nathan Camp. 

1746. May — Elihu Chauncey, James Wads worth. Oct. — 
Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth, Jr. 

1747. May — Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth. Oct. — 
Nathan Camp, Abram Bartlett. 

1748. May — Nathan Camp, James Wadsworth. Oct. — Elihu 
Chauncey, James Wadsworth, Jr. 

1749. May — Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth. Oct. — 
Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth. 

1750. May — Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth. Oct. — 
Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth. 

1751. May — Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth. Oct. — 
Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth. 

1752. May— Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth. Oct. — 
Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth. 

1753. May — Elihu Chauncey, James Curtiss. Oct. — Elihu 
Chauncey, Nathaniel Seward. 

1754. May — Elihu Chauncey, John Camp, 3d. Oct. — Elihu 
Chauncey, Ezra Baldwin. 

1755. May — Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth, Jr. Oct. 
— James Wadsworth, Jr., John Curtiss. 



236 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

1756. May — Nathan Camp, Elihu Chauncey. Oct. — Elihu 
Chauncey, James Wads worth. 

1757. May — James Wadsworth, Elihu Chauncey. Oct. — 
Elihu Chauncey, [one vacancy.] 

1758. May— James Wadsworth, Nathan Camp. Oct. — Elihu 
Chauncey, John Camp. 

1759. May — Mr. James Wadsworth, Elihu Chauncey. Oct. 
— Mr. James Wadsworth, Capt. James Wadsworth. 

1760. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct. 
— Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 

1761. May — Elihu Chauncey, [one vacancy.] Oct. — Elihu 
Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 

1762. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct 
— Capt. James Wadsworth, Elihu Chauncey. 

1763. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct. 
— Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 

176-4. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct. 
— Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 

1765. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct. 
— Capt. James Wadsworth, Ebenezer Guernsey. 

1766. May — Capt. James Wadsworth, Nathan Camp. Oct. 
— Capt. James Wadsworth, Elihu Chauncey. 

1767. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct. 
— Elihu Chauncey, James Curtiss. 

1768. May — Elihu Chauncey, James Curtiss. Oct. — Elihu 
Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 

1769. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct. 
— Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 

1770. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct. 
— Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 

177.1. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct. 
— Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 

1772. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct. 
— Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 

1773. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct. 
— Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 

1774. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct, 
— Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 

1775. May — Col. James Wadsworth, Daniel Hall. Oct. — 
Col. James Wadsworth, Daniel nail. 



REPRESENTATIVES. 237 

1776. May — Elihu Chauncey, Col. James Waclsworth, Jr. 
Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, Benjamin Pickett. 

1777. May — Gen. James Waclsworth, Jr., Elnathan Camp. 
Oct. — Elnathan Camp, Isaac Miles. 

1778. May — Gen. James Waclsworth, Elnathan Camp. Oct. 
— Gen. James Waclsworth, Elnathan Camp. 

1779. May — Gen. James Waclsworth, Stephen Norton. Oct. 
— Gen. James Waclsworth, Phineas Spelman. 

1780. May — Gen. James Waclsworth, Simeon Parsons. Oct. 
— Simeon Parsons Benjamin Pickett. 

1781. May — James Wads worth, Simeon Parsons. Oct. — 
James Waclsworth, Simeon Parsons. 

1782. May — James "Waclsworth, Simeon Parsons. Oct. — 
James Waclsworth, Simeon Parsons. 

1783. May— James Waclsworth, Daniel Hall. Oct. — James 
Waclsworth, Daniel Hall. "^ 

1784. May — Daniel Hall, Simeon Parsons. Oct.— James -^ 
Waclsworth, Simeon Parsons. 

1785. May — James Waclsworth, Simeon Parsons. Oct. — 
Simeon Parsons, Daniel Hall. 

1786. May — Simeon Parsons, Daniel Hall. Oct. — Simeon 
Parsons, Daniel Hall. 

1787. May — James Eobinson, Simeon Parsons. Oct. — Sim- 
eon Parsons, Benjamin Pickett. 

1788. May— Simeon Parsons, Daniel Hall. Oct. — James -""' 
Waclsworth, Daniel Hall. 

1789. May— Simeon Parsons. Oct.— Sim- 
eon Parsons, Dan Parmely. 

17.90. May — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmely. Oct. — Simeon 
Parsons, Dan Parmely. 

1791. May — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmely. Oct. — Simeon 
Parsons, Dan Parmely. 

1792. May — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmely. Oct. — Simeon 
Parsons, Dan Parmely. 

1793. May — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmely. Oct. — Simeon 
Parsons, Dan Parmely. 

1794. May — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmely. Oct. — Simeon 
Parsons, Dan Parmely. 

1795. May — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmely. Oct. — Simeon 
Parsons, Dan Parmely. 



238 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

1796. May — Benjamin Pickett, James Hickox. Oct. — Sim- 
eon Parsons, Abraham Scranton. 

1797. May — Elnathan Camp, Abraham Scranton. Oct. — 
Elnathan Camp, Levi Parmelee. 

1798. May — Elnathan Camp, Dan Parmelee. Oct. — Elna- 
than Camp, Dan Parmelee. 

1799. May — Elnathan Camp, Dan Parmelee. Oct. — Dan 
Parmelee, Bridgman Guernsey. 

1800. May — Dan Parmelee, Elnathan Camp. Oct. — Dan 
Parmelee, Elnathan Camp. 

1801. May — Dan Parmelee, Elnathan Camp. Oct. — Dan 
Parmelee, Charles Coe. 

1802. May — Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe. Oct. — Dan Par- 
melee, Charles Coe. 

1803. May — Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe. Oct.— Charles Coe, 
Abraham Scranton. 

180-1. May — Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe. Oct. — Charles Coe, 
Nathaniel W. Chauncey. 

1805. May— Jeremiah Butler, Nathaniel W. Chauncey. Oct. 
— Jeremiah Butler, Joseph Parsons. 

1806. May — Joseph Parsons, Dan Parmelee. Oct. — Dan 
Parmelee, Daniel Bates. 

1807. May — Dan Parmelee, Daniel Bates. Oct. — Dan Par- 
melee, Charles Coe. 

1808. May — Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe. Oct. — Job Mer- 
win, Charles Coe. 

1809. May — Charles Coe, Benjamin Merwin. Oct. — Guern- 
sey Bates, Seth Seward. 

1810. May — Bridgman Guernsey, Asher Canfield. Oct. — 
Bridgman Guernsey, James Pickett. 

1811. May — Bridgman Guernsey, James Pickett. Oct — 
Worthington G. Chauncey, Isaac Newton. 

1812. May — Worthington G. Chauncey, Isaac Newton. Oct. 
— Abner Newton, John Butler. 

1813. May — Abner Newton, John Butler. Oct — Dan Par- 
melee, Guernsey Bates. 

1814. May — Dan Parmelee, Guernsey Bates. Oct, — Nathan 
0. Camp, Worthington G. Chauncey. 

1815. May — Guernsey Bates, Nathan 0. Camp. Oct. — Dan 
Parmelee, Abner Newton. 



REPRESENTATIVES. 239 

1816. May — Dan Parmelee, Worthington G. Chaimcey. Oct. 
— Charles Coe, Worthington G. Chaimcey. 

1817. May — Charles Coe, Worthington G. Chauncey. Oct. — 
Bridgman Guernsey, Asahel Strong. 

1818. May — Bridgman Guernsey, Asahel Strong. Oct. — 
Abel Lyman, Manoah Camp. 

1819. — Thomas Lyman, John Swathel. 

1820. — Richard Robinson, Samuel Tibbals. 

1821.— Bridgman Guernsey, Dennis Camp. 

1822. — Richard Robinson, Samuel Tibbals. 

1823. — Daniel Bates, Samuel Camp. 

1824. — John Swathel, Asahel Strong. 

1825. — John Swathel, Eliphaz Nettleton. 

1826. — Richard Robinson, Asahel Strong. 

1827. — Richard Robinson, Jabez Chalker. 

1828.— John Swathel, Samuel Tibbals. 

1829. — Charles Robinson, John Swathel. 

1830. — Richard Robinson, Jesse Atwell. 

1831. — Richard Robinson, Timothy Coe. 

1832. — John Swathel, Asahel Strong. 

1833. — Samuel Tibbals, Charles Robinson. 

183-4. — Richard Robinson, Charles Thompson. 

1835. — Samuel Tibbals, Munson Strong. 

1836. — Munson Strong, Lucius Foote. 

1837. — Richard Robinson, Samuel Tibbals. 

1838. — Leverett W. Leach, Joseph Chedsey. 

1839. — Joseph Chedsey, Munson Strong. 

1840. — Nathan Parsons, Samuel G. Tibbals. 

1841. — John S. Camp, [one vacancy.] 

1842.— Zebulon Hale, Alfred Camp. 

1843. — Asher Robinson. No choice of 2d representative. 

1844. — Perez Sturtevant, Bennett B. Beecher. 

1845. — Zebulon Hale, Curtis C. Camp. 

1846. — Elisha Newton, Enos Rogers. 

1847.— Clement M. Parsons, Wolcott P. Stone. 

1848. — Henry Lyman, Watson Davis. 

1849.— Frederick T. Elliott, L. M. Leach. 

1850. — Asher Robinson, Henry E. Robinson. 

1851. — Clement M. Parsons, Henry Strong. 



240 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

1852.— W. P. Stone, B. B. Beecher. 
1853.— William Wadsworth, Kussell II. Shelley. 
1854.— Pbineas Eobinson, Clement M. Parsons. 
1855.— Bishop Atwell, William H. Walkley. 
1856. — Samuel Newton, Thomas Francis. 
1857.— Samuel G. Tibbals, David C. Camp 
1858. — Luzerne Elliott, Leander C. Hickox. 
1859. — William A. Parmelee, Joel Ives 
1860. — Leverett M. Leach, Watson Davis. 
1861. — Horatio N. Fowler, Joel Austin. 
1862.— B. B, Beecher, David C. Camp. 
1863.— Edward P. Camp, William C. Ives. 
1864.— Koger W. Newton, William II. Canfield. 
1865. — S. S. Scranton, Isaac Parmelee. 

SENATORS FROM THE EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT. 

1842. — Wedwortli Wadsworth, Jr. 
1845.— Seth L. Childs. 
1852.— Asher Robinson. 
1859.— Henry Canfield. 
1862. — Leverett M. Leach. 
1864.— William C. Fowler. 

DELEGATES TO THE CONVENTION WHICH ADOPTED 
THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION, 1788. 

Gen. James Wadsworth, Daniel Hall. 

DELEGATES TO THE CONVENTION WHICH ADOPTED 
THE STATE CONSTITUTION, 1818. 

Thomas Lyman, Lemuel Guernsey. 

THOSE WHO TOOK THE OATH OF FIDELITY. 

" A Roll of the Names of tliose Inhabitants of Durham who 
have taken the oath of Fidelity to the State of Connecticut, with 
the time of their taking said oath, kept in the Town Clerk's 
Office in said Durham." 

August 26th, 1777.— Gen'l James Wadsworth, Mr. Elnathan 



THOSE WHO TOOK THE OATH OF FIDELITY. 241 

Camp, Daniel Hall, Esqr., Capt. Israel Camp, Capt. Stephen Nor- 
ton, Capt. Job Camp, Capt. James Eobinson, Capt. Samuel Camp, 
Capt. Charles Norton, Benj'n Picket, Phinehas Spelman, Thomas 
Strong, Thomas Lyman, Simeon Parsons, Jun., John Coe, Abial 
Baldwin, Abram Baldwin, Elihu Crane, John Johnson, Jr., Jo- 
seph Smith, Israel Burritt, Ephram Coe, Joseph Parsons, Lem- 
uel Parsons, Samuel Bates, Moses Bates, Asher Eobinson, Jon'n 
Wackly, Dan Parmelee, Phinehas Parmelee, Jeremiah Butler, 
Ithamar Parsons, Jun., John Coe, Jun., Eliphaz Parmelee. 

August 27th, 1777. — Samuel Hart. 

September 15th, 1777. — Jesse Austin. 

September 16th, 1777. — Eev. Elizur Goodrich, David Eobin- 
son, Capt. Ebenezer Gurnsey, Ithamar Parsons, Elah Camp, 
Bryan Eossetter, John Canfield, Elias Camp, Noah Norton, Sam- 
uel Guernsey, Jabez Chalker, Joseph Chedsey, Ezra Baldwin, 
Phineas Baldwin, Lemuel Johnson, John Curtiss, Ephram Nor- 
ton, Josiah Parsons, Eben'r Eobinson, Eeuben Bishop, Thomas 
Strong, Ju'r., James Bates, Abijah Curtiss, Henry Crane, Joseph 
Wheeler, Jesse Cook, Daniel Hall, Jun., David Talcott, Nathan 
Hickox, Joseph Wright, Jun., Eobert Smithson, Noah Lyman, 
Jacob Clark, Timothy Parsons, Moses Seward, John Crane, Gid- 
eon Canfield, Ebenezer Tibbals, Joseph Southworth, Samuel 
Moffitt, Joseph Hall, Caleb Fowler, Jesse Crane, Dan'l Meeker, 
Hezekiah Parmelee. 

Nov. 3d, 1777. — Capt. John Noyes Wadsworth. 

December 8th, 1777. — Charles Burrit, William Burrit, Capt. 
James Curtiss, Sam'l Picket, Abra'm Scranton, Jr., Simeon Coe, 
Ju'r., John Johnson, Noadiah Grave, Wm. Bishop, John Nor- 
ton, Titus Loveland, Dan'l Wright, Sam'l Bartlet, Phin's Camp, 
Abraham Scranton, Morris Coe, John Jones, Eli Crane, Abel 
Coe, Simeon Coe, Heth Camp. 

November 24th, 1777.— Abel Tibbals. 

January 5th, 1778. — Jared Whiton. 

January 6th, 1778. — Medad Strong, Col. James Arnold, Sam- 
uel Parsons. 

February 9th, 1778.— Abel Lyman. 

April 8th, 1778. — Stephen Eichardson, Samuel Squire. 

June 15th, 1778.— Ambrose Field. 

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242 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

December 8tli, 1778.— Reubin Baldwin, Frederick Crane, 
Daniel Coe. 

December 12th, 1778.— Eliakim Strong, Timothy Coe. 

December 28th, 1778.— Benj. Ames. 

January 5th, 1779. — Samuel Fenn Parsons. 

January 11th, 1779.— Josiah Coe, Thomas Stevens, Daniel 
Dimock, Curtiss Bates, Phineas Canfield. 

September 5th, 1779. — Giles Rose. 

April 10th, 1780. — Sam'l Seward, Levi Parmelee, Jas. Hickox. 

May 1st, 1780.— Ashur Canfield, Joseph Tibbals, John Rob- 
inson, Elnathan Norton, Ozias Norton, Ebenezer Tibbals. 

May 8th, 1780.— Daniel Smith. 

September 19th, 1780. — Charles Parmelee, Stephen Norton, Jr. 

December 21st, 1780. — Joseph Camp. 

April 9th, 1781.— David Scranton, Thomas Cook. 

May 10th, 1781.— John Newton. 

August, 1781.— Jonathan Wells. 

September 18th, 1781. — Gad Camp, Rejoice Camp, John Cur- 
tiss, Jun., David Parsons, Timothy Coe, Jun. 

September 1st, 1782. — Richard Spelman. 

October 7th, 1782.— Charles Coe, James Robinson, Jun. 

October 7th, 1782.— Bille Tony. 

April 9th, 1783.— Stephen Kiley. 

May 2d, 1783.— Bridgman Gurnsey. 

June 12th, 1783.— Eliakim Strong, Jun. 

September 9th, 1783. — Job Merwin. 

December 10th, 1783.— Miles Merwin, Jun., Daniel Merwin. 

January 28th, 1784. — Miles Merwin. 

April 12th, 1784.— Abraham Stowe, Nathan Camp. 

September 21st, 1784.— Abr'm Bartlett, Jun., Sam'l Camp, Ju'r. 

December 12th, 1786.— William Wadsworth. 

January 7th, 1787.— Elnathan Stevens, David Parsons, David 
Merwin, Job Canfield, Joseph Hull. 

January 15th, 1787. — Jacob Brooks. 

January 16th, 1787.— John Hall. 

January 17th, 1787.— Asher Coe, Daniel Southmayd, Silvenus 
Hull, Phinehas Squire, Samuel Weld. 

March 23d, 1787.— John Hull, Josiah Hull, Abiather Crane. 

September 10th, 1787.— Elias Camp, Jun. 



FREEMEN. 243 

November 12th, 1787. — Benjamin Gillim, James Picket, Jabaz 
Chalker, Jun. 

September 21st, 1790. — -Joel Coe, Abel Coe, Ju'r. 
May 23d, 1791.— Stephen Eobinson. 

FREEMEN. 

A Roll of the names of the Freemen in the Town of Durham, 
with the time of their taking the oath by law provided, kept in 
the Town Clerk's Office in said Durham. 

September 16th, 1777. — Rev'rd Elizur Goodrich, Gen'l James 
Wadsworth, Dan'l Hall, Esqr., David Eobinson, Capt. Eben'r 
Garnsey, Capt. Israel Camp, Capt. Stephen Norton, Bryan Ros- 
setter, Elah Camp, Ithamar Parsons, John Coe, Gideon Canfield, 
Benj'm'n Picket, Capt. Samuel Camp, John Canfield, Elias Camp, 
Noah Norton, Lemue Garnsey, Elnathan Camp, Jabez Chalker, 
Joseph Chidsey, Noah Baldwin, Capt. Job Camp, John Crane, 
John Curtiss, Ephram Coe, Lemuel Johnson, Moses Seward, 
Thomas Strong, Simeon Parsons, Jr., Josiah Parsons, Abial 
Baldwin, Thomas Lyman, Eben'r Robinson, Reuben Bishop, 
Phinehas Spelman, Thomas Strong, Jr., James Bates, Abijah 
Curtiss, John Coe, Ju'r., John Johnson, Ju'r., Ithamar Parsons, 
Henry Crane, Joseph Wheeler, Jesse Cook, Dan'l Hall, Ju'r., 
Noah Parsons, Jeremiah Butler, Moses Bates, Phineas Parmelee, 
David Talcott, Capt. James Robinson, Jonathan Wackley, Na- 
thaniel Hickox, Joseph Wright, Ju'r., Capt. Charles Norton, Eli- 
phuz Parmelee, Joseph Smith, Jacob Clark, Noah Lyman, Tim- 
othy Parsons, Lemuel Moffit, Ezra Baldwin, Ephraim Norton, 
Joseph Southworth, Samuel Pickett, Samuel Hart, Eli Crane, 
Phinehas Camp, Abraham Butler, Israel Burrit, Robert Smithson, 
Ebe'r Tibbals. 

April 13th, 1778.— Samuel Bates, Daniel Wright, Amos Fow- 
ler, Hezekiah Parmelee, Jun., Jared Whedon, John Johnson, 
Jesse Crane, John Camp. 

September 15th, 1778. — Capt. Elnathan Chauncey, Dan Par- 
melee, Hezekiah Camp, Hezekiah Parmelee, Joel Parmelee, 
Samuel Parsons, Caleb Fowler, Titus Loveland, John Jones, Abel 
Lyman. 

September 21st, 1779. — Medad Strong, Charles Burrit, Samuel 
Seward, Levi Parmelee, James Hickox. 



244 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

April 10th, 1780. — Giles Rose, Ruben Baldwin, Thomas Ste- 
vins, Frederick Crane, Samuel Fenn Parsons, Samuel Parsons, 
Jr., Sam'l Squier, Abel Tibbals, Tim. Hall, Tim. Coe, Simeon 
Coe, Jun., Morris Coe, Abraham Scranton, Curtiss Bates. 

April 19th, 1780.— Ashur Canfield, John Coe, Abraham Fow- 
ler, Charles Parmelee, Stephen Norton, Jun. 

April 9th, 1781. — David Scranton, Thomas Cook, James Tal- 
cott, Gad Camp, Rejoice Camp. 

August 18th, 1781. — John Curtiss, Jun., Aaron Parsons, Tim- 
othy Coe, Jun. 

September 7th, 1782. — Richard Spelman. 

April 7th, 1783.— Stephen Kelsey. 

September 16th, 1783. — Eliakim Strong, Jun., Asher Wright. 

April 12th, 1784. — Jesse Austin, Abraham Stowe, Samuel 
Wright, Nathan Camp. 

September 21st, 1784. — John Noyes Wadsworth, Jun., Sam- 
uel Camp, Jun., Abraham Bartlett, Jun. 

April 11th, 1785. — Bridgman Gurnsey, Beriah Chittenden. 

September 20th, 1785. — Charles Coe. 

April 10th, 1786.— Eliakim Strong. 

April 9th, 1787. — Job Merwin, John Hall, David Robinson, 
William Wadsworth. 

September 18th, 1787. — Elias Camp, Jun., Phinehas Squire. 

April 7th, 1788. — David Merwin. 

September 13th, 1789. — Israel Camp, Samuel Camp, Jun., 
Abiather Crane, John Wilkinson, Luther Hall, Elah Camp. 

April 12th, 1790.— Joseph Hull. 

September 21st, 1790. — Joel Coe, Job Canfield, Abel Coe, Jun. 

April 9th, 1792.— Nathaniel W. Chauncey. 

April 8th, 1793. — Doct. Ebenezer Gurnsey. 

September 16th, 1793. — Manoah Camp, James Robinson, Jun., 
Oziah Norton, Samuel Meaker. 

September 15th, 1794. — Ebenezer Robinson, James Tibbals, 
Jun., Noah Talcott. 

April 13th, 1795. — Burwell Newton, Jun., Jabez Chalker, 
Jun., Isaac Newton. 

September 21st, 1795. — Thaddeus Squire, Daniel Bates, Gurn- 
sey Bates. 



FREEMEN. 245 

April 11th, 1796. — Joel Parmelee, Ezra Camp, Samuel Weld, 
Seth Strong, Lemuel Camp. 

September 19th, 1796. — Miles Merwin, Richard Kobinson, Luke 
Camp, Stephen Robinson, Hezekiah Baldwin, Elisha Austin. 

April 10th, 1797. — Daniel Southmayd, Jun., James Rose. 

September 18th, 1797.— Jesse Atwell. 

April, 1798.— Seth Seward. 

September 7th, 1798. — James Parmelee. 

September 16th, 1799. — David Camp, Dennis Camp, Vester 
Camp, Hamlet Scranton, Samuel Tibbals, John Tibbals, Charles 
Robinson,' Morris Johnson, Nathan Kelsey, Eliphaz Nettleton. 

April 7th, 1800. — Rev. David Smith, Nathan Crane, Eliakim 
Hull, Jun., Nathan Spelman, Titus Loveland, Jun., Ezra Love- 
land. 

September 15th, 1800. — Burwell Newton, Julius Fowler, 
Daniel Hickox, Reuben Fowler, John Spencer, Henry Stevens, 
John Camp, Roger Newton, Noah Cone, Daniel Hart, Lyman 
Norton, George Lyman, Worthington G. Chauncey, Nathaniel 
Seaward, Aaron Baldwin, Seth Baldwin. 

April 13th, 1801.— David Cone. 

September 21st, 1801. — Samuel Hart, Jun., John Hart, Selah 
Parker, Asher Robinson, Jun., Jesse Coe, Samuel Coe, John 
Butler, Charles Parsons, Timothy Elliot, Jeremiah Butler, Jun. 

April 12th, 1802. — Ozias Camp, Jesse Smith, Oliver Coe, Jo- 
seph Southmayd, Thaddeus Camp. 

September 20th, 1802. — Josiah Jewett, Joseph Tuttle, Jun., 
Ramoe Butler. 

April 11th, 1803. — William Augustus Strong. 

September 19th, 1803. — George Galpin, Henry Lyman, Tim- 
othy Tuttle, Eli Parmelee, Russell Strong, Isaac Loveland. 

April 9th, 1804. — Ebenezer Robinson, Jun., Dan Parmelee, Jr. 

September 17th, 1804. — Abner Newton, Richard Loveland, 
Joy Scranton, John Loveland, Gideon Canfield, Lemuel Norton, 
James Arnold, Jun., Curtiss Parsons, Sylvanus Hull, Richard 
Barret, Elizur Spelman, Henry Hall, James Bishop, Asa Cham- 
berlin, Jr. 

April 8th, 1805. — James Clarke, Ichabod Camp, Charles White, 
Jun., Asher Gillim, William Foote, Timothy Stowe, Wait C. 
Francis, Allen Clarke. 

September 15th, 1806. — Josiah Parsons, Hamlet Coe. 



246 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

April 13th, 1807.— Lewis Norton. 

September 21st, 1807. — Samuel Robinson, Noah Coe. 

April 11th, 1808.— David Grave. 

September 19th, 1808. — Seth Tibbals, Jesse Squire, Timothy 
Coe, Jun., James Hickox, Samuel Curtiss, Nathan Parsons. 

April 9th, 1810. — Asahel Strong, Lynus Butler. 

September 17th, 1810. — Lemuel Guernsey, Seth E. Strong, 
John White, Daniel Dimmock, Jun. 

April 8th, 1811. — Ozias Fowler, Joseph Smith, Hezekiah 
Clarke, David Lynn. 

September 10th, 1811. — Samuel Hall, Dennis Robinson, Joseph 
P. Camp, Enos S. Camp, William Smith, Joseph Hull, 2d, Moses 
Robinson, Zerry Norton. 

April 13th, 1812. — Ozias Camp, 2d, Thomas Spencer Camp, 
Medad Strong, Benjamin Chalker, David C. Hull, Aaron Hos- 
mer, James Potter, Ezra Dennison, Morris Bailey, Jabez Bailey, 
Elizur Hall, Joseph Andrews. 

September 21st, 1812. — Horris Parmelee, Edmund Shelley, 
Edmund Avery, Abraham Coe, David Clarke, Charles Camp, 
James Parmelee, Phinehas Parmelee, Richard Hubbard. 

April 12th, 1813. — Parsons Coe, Ichabod Curtiss, Noah Par- 
ixigIbb 

September 20th, 1813.— Elah Camp, 2d. 

April 11th, 1814.— Abner Newton, 2d. 

September 19th, 1814. — Elisha Newton, Henry Hickox, Caleb 

Ives. 

April 8th, 1816. — Marcus Parsons. 

September 15th, 1816. — David Curtiss, Miles Merwin, Jun., 
Heth Camp, Lyman Camp. 

April 7th, 1817. — David Lymn, Joseph Nettleton. 

September 15th, 1817. — David Robinson, Timothy Scranton, 
Jun., Elias Camp, 2d, Harry Camp, Harry Atwell, Simeon Scran- 
ton, Jun., David Scranton, John Loveland, Jun., Seldon Stowe, 
Josiah Hull, Reuben Hickox, Ransom Doolittle, William Hick- 
ox, Asher Robinson. 

April 13th, 1818. — Dwight Lyman, Henry Strong, Noah Rob- 
inson, Daniel Hickox, Jun., George Butler, Elisha Crowell, Quar- 
tus Smith, Ebenezer Graham. 

July 4th, 1818.— James Robinson, Jun., James Hinman, Jun., 
Daniel Meeker, Robert Fowler, Augustus Foote, Jehiel Hull, 



FREEMEN. 247 

Amasa Tuttle, Harvey Robinson, Samuel Newton, Jonathan 
Southmayd. 

Sept. 21st, 1818. — Henry Scranton, Samuel C. Johnson, Say- 
mour White, Thomas C. Camp, Martin Morgan, John S. Camp. 

April 5th, 1819. — Henry A. Hubbell, Albert Munson, Ly- 
man Bemies, John Johnson 3rd, Alfred Camp, Asher Lyman. 

April 3rd, 1820.— William S. Camp, Rufus Hine, George 
Camp, Horace Newton, Oliver Coe, Jun., Timothy Baldwin, 
Phinehas Robinson. 

April 3rd, 1820. — Shulock Rogers, Sheldon Ransom, Stephen 
Robinson, Jun., Nathan F. Basset, Herschal Camp, William 
Foster. 

April 2nd, 1821. — John Swathel Jun., Jabez Chalker, Jun., 
Samuel Lynn, Benjamin Camp, Sylvestar Hart. 

April 1st, 1822. — Eliakim W. Hull, Jefferson Ives, Guernsey 
Camp, Ervine Lee, Isaac Parmalee, Darius Cone, Abraham 
Camp, John Graves, Heman Cone, Marvin Riley. 

April 7th, 1823. — Jeremiah Bradley, Isaac Baldwin, Ashael 
Harvey, Selden Stevens, Salmon Reed, Truman Southmayd, 
William Coe, David Tibbals, Steven L. Norton, Ebenezer 
Brown, Charles Hickox, Lyman Butler, David Johnson, Ly- 
man Dowd. 

April 5th, 1824.— Elias Miller, Egbert Alt, McGilvery Elliott, 
Eli Cone, Horace Loveland, Henry Camp, 2nd, Frederick Camp, 
Timothy W. Baldwin, Lewis I. Davis. 

April 4th, 1825. — George W. Jewett, Samuel Camp, John 
Robinson, Giles H. Robinson, Munson Strong, George Crusten- 
den, Edwin H. Coe, William Southmayd, Henry L. Camp, Bar- 
tholomew Bailey. 

April 3rd, 1826.— Elias Pratt, Henry Hull, Joel Thomas, Eli- 
zur Camp, John Camp, Jun., Gaylord Newton, Benjamin 
Spencer. 

April 2nd, 1827. — Israel Scranton, Clement M. Parsons, Mor- 
ris Stevens, Samuel G. Tibbals, Orren Camp, William Thomas, 
Charles Robinson, 3rd, Benjamin Thomas, Dennis Gillum, 
Huntington Southmayd, Elias B. Meigs. 

April 7th, 1828. — David E. Leach, Hosmer Fowler, Chaun 
cey Swathel, Andrew I. Norton, Alpheus W. Camp, Albert 
Camp, Phinehas Meigs, Ezekiel W. Lynn, George Atwell, 



248 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Talemacus N. Scranton, Henry Nettleton, Samuel Camp, Lean- 
der C. Hickox, William Eobinson, Ozias Chalker, Edwin Hub- 
bard, Talcott Camp, James C. Francis, Nathan S. Camp, Abner 
Eutty. 

April 6th, 1829. — Lucius Cook, Leonard Hull, Curtiss C. 
Camp, Silas Merriman, Julius Eich, David S. Smith, Alexan- 
der Buel. 

April 3d, 1830.— Seth E. Parsons, John C. Buel, Henry 
Williams, Noah Merwin, Joel Ives, Edward P. Camp, Hobert 
S. Beach, Eodman E. Church, James P. Foote, Henry Coe 
Camp, Nathaniel D. Fowler, Ozias Parmelee, James Curtiss, 
William A. Hart, William C. Coe, George W. Goram, Sylves- 
ter Bates. 

April 4th, 1831. — Leander White, Watson Newton, Elisha 
Southmayd, Francis N. Chamberlain, James H. Bishop, Lewis P. 
Strong, Edward Hart, Alba B. Strong, Harvey Hull, James Net- 
tleton, Osmer Beamis, Eli S. Camp. 

April 2nd, 1832. — Noyes Cone, Henry Thomas, Beriah Scran- 
ton, Lyman C. Eobinson, Israel Camp, Henry Parsons, Daniel 
Thompson, George Hart, Albert Ward, Wolcott P. Stone. 

April 1st, 1833. — Joel Blatchley, Talcott Parsons, Erwin 
White, David P. Camp, Edward P. Church, John Hull. 

1834. — Joel Parmele, Henry Canfield, Samuel Southmayd, 
Henry Eobinson, Thomas Francis, Isaac H. Hurman, Bishop 
Atwell, Isaac Hull, Albert M. Sizer, John C. Clarke, Isaac C. 
Loveland, Alpheus Tibbals, Henry M. Coe, George Sizer, Ben- 
jamin H. Coe, Phineas Camp. 

April 6th, 1835. — William Thompson, Charles Kirtland, Lu- 
zerne Elliott, Eichard M. Nary, Eussel Shelley, James M. 
Tibbals. 

April 4th, 1836.— William H. Harris, Jihial C. Hull, Phin- 
ehas P. Swathel, Moses Norton, Henry Francis, Andrew J. Eob- 
inson, Horace B. Lucas. 

Oct. 3rd, 1836.— John Bailey. 

April 3rd, 1837.— Benjamin W. Field, George Paubgraff, 
Calvin Albee, James M. Chamberlain, Wed worth Wadsworth, 
Jun., Blynn Brainard, Daniel Southmayd, Stephen Bailey. 

April 2nd, 1838. — Samuel Parsons, Anson Squire, Ebenezer 
Farrand, Merrick E. Coe, Samuel Hart, Jun., Henry Tucker. 



FREEMEN. 249 

April 1st, 1839.— Eliakim S. Hull, Charles Stevens, John T. 
Camp, Alexander Camp, William Ives, William Lyman, Gil- 
bert Hale, Josiah Camp, Ichabod Avery, Josiah F. Leete, Wil- 
liam Smith, Charles Chedsey, John Parmelee, Phinehas Ward, 
Samuel Maynard, Jun., Henry Gleason, Comfort Prout, Hiram 
Bishop, Joel Austin. 

April 5th, 1840. — John Buryhardt, Israel S. Burr, Henry E. 
Bailey, Edward Canfield, Seth L. Child, Hezekiah Dickerman, 
William Parmalee, John Smith, Augustus Seward, Jonathan 
Wells, Albert Wheeler, John Wingood, William Wads worth. 

Oct. 26th, 1840.— Timothy J. Coe, William P. Chamberlain, 
Benjamin Curtiss, Henry E. Eobinson. 

April 3rd, 1841. — Chauncey Bartholemew, John H. Elliott, 
Harry A. Griffing, Samuel Hull, William A. Parmalee, Samuel 
Stevens, Bridgman White. 

April, 1842. — Timothy G. Stone, David N. Camp, James 
Wadsworth. 

March 25th, 1843. — Jerome Shelley, Andrew I. Thompson, 
Seldon Hall, Sherman J. Nettleton, Leverett M. Leach, Daniel 
B. Coe, James W. Lynn, Edwin Brown, Elijah C. Tuttle. 

April 3rd, 1843. — Alfred Fairchild, John Jackson, William 

E. Graham, Leander E. Parsons, Israel C. Newton, George E. 
Finley, Sylvanus Hull, Stephen Mix, Nathan A. Chedsey. 

March 25th, 1844. — Horace Howd, Sereno F. Leete, Jared 
Eobinson, Worthington Scranton, Miles T. Merwin, Daniel Camp. 

April 1st, 1844. — Isaac D. Loomis, Henry P. Eobinson. 

October 28th, 1844. — John Shelly, Henry E. Johnson, Harry 
Camp, Lucius J. Cook, Nathan H. Parsons. 

November 2d, 1844. — Seth B. Cooper, Leonidas Maynard, Bar- 
tholomew Bailey. 

March 31st, 1845.— Samuel H. Catlin. 

April 5th, 1845. — Justus I. Bailey. 

March 30th, 1846. — James Bailey, Timothy Dwight Camp, 
Frederick Jackson, Alfred White, William Prout, Abel Net- 
tleton, Henry Merwin. 

April 4th, 1846. — Andrew Hull, Henry A. Howd. 

March 29th, 1847.— Henry G. Fowler, John E. Hickox, Enoch 

F. Camp. 

April 3d, 1847.— Walter J. Chalker. 

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250 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

March 2d, 1848.— David W. Robinson, Franklin Shelley, 
Franklin S. Smith. 

April 3d, 1848.— Alfred S. Curtiss, David P. Eeed, Samuel G. 
Camp, Henry H. Wright, John K. Burr. 
October 30th, 1848.— Charles B. Sturtevant. 
November 7th, 1848. — David C. Camp, William A. Robin- 
son, Samuel R. Fairchild, Diodet K. Brainard. 

March 26th, 1849.— Lyman Norton. 

April 2d, 1849. — Jeremiah Chalker, Asahel Nettleton. 

March 25th, 1850. — Jeremiah B. Bailey, Jr., Leonard Bailey, 
Ransom Prout 

March 30th, 1850.— Erwin S. Davis, George W. Strong, Elias 
Miller, Jr., Phineas L. Squires.. 

April 1st, 1850. — Andrew Jackson, Bennet Dyer, Patrick 
Kelley. 

March 31st, 1851.— Alvin P. Roberts. 

April 7th, 1851.— Henry H. Tibbals, William S. Myers, James 
H. Parsons, Isaac Farnham, Chauncey A. Smith, Joseph P. 
Camp, Jr., John A. Marsh, Edward A. Thayer. 

March 29th, 1852. — Joseph H. Parsons. 

April 5th, 1852. — Nicholas Hess, Jr., Abner B. Severance, 
Lumas H. Pease, Denis A. Burr, Henry G. Hotchkiss, Henry J. 
Burdick, Richard Hotchkiss, Frederick Parmelee, Oscar Leach, 
Ezra Dowd, Charles J. Haywood, Joseph Skinner. 

October 25th, 1852. — Alfonso L. Chalker, Henry Page, Charles 
D. Reed, Joseph Sharratt. 

November 2d, 1852.— Zolva W. Frisba, Charles E. Camp, 
John Marshal, Charles C. Hickox, Jonathan Dolph, Jerome H. 
Johnson, Richard Fox. 

March 27th, 1854.— Zebulon Wilbur Davis, Henry W. Coe. 

April 3d, 1854. — George W. Farnham, Henry E. Bemus, 
Thomas W. Lyman, Frederick Lyman. 

March 26th, 1855.— Noyes F. Camp, Frederick H. Parmelee. 

April 2d, 1855.— Charles C. Johnson, Thomas F. Fuller, Frank- 
lin Pierce, George A. Hubbell, James M. Williams, Talcott 
Parsons, Oliver W. Lyman, Guernsey L. Strong, Joseph R. 
Adams. 

April 7th, 1856. — Francis K. Finley, Edward B. Severance 
John B. Burr, John G. Davenport, Edward Volmiller, Benj. S. 



FREEMEN. 251 

J. Page, Samuel B. Southmayd, Milton Lewis, John A. Johnson, 
Henry M. Pratt, William H. Wright, Augustus Morse, Albert 
C. Griswold, Henry P. Eich. 

October 27th, 1856.— Daniel Coakley. 

November 4th, 1856. — John Southmayd, Charles W. Camp. 

April 4th, 1853. — Evlyn Jackson, David 0. Camp, Michael 
Horan. 

March 30th, 1857.— John S. Chalker. 

April 6th, 1857. — Martin Fuderer, William Coets, Charles H. 
Kaiser, Charles L. Eobinson, George H. Davis, Aimer J. Eoberts, 
Charles Leonard, Arthur Strong. 

April 5th, 1858.— Frederick Selser, Frans. Hilbert, Frederick 
Eeinhardt, Samuel A. Camp, Theodore Blynn, Sherman E. Camp, 
Edgar L. Meigs, Nelson J. Tuttle, Thomas Miller, Henry Maltby, 
A. M. Bond, A. E. Haskell. 

March 28th, 1859.— William A. Camp, Francis 0. Bidwell, 
Dennis Coakley. 

April 4th, 1859. — Albert J. Cooley, Dwight L. Hickox, Jacob 
Holden, John 0. Connell, James Connell, Joseph Miller, George 
J. Hall, Segar S. Atwell, Nelson D. Fowler, D. W. Fields, E. B. 
Dunham, Valentine Soure, James H. Utter. 

April 2d, I860.— William Lewis Hart, Jared E. Clarke, Will- 
iam C. Fowler, Wadsworth Fowler, Wedworth Fowler, Mathew 
Hersivs, Wendelin Meister, William Glover, George W. Davis, 
Frederic J. Hull, Curtiss C. Atwell, William H. Harrison, Charles 
Srifernman, Heber G. Ives. 

October 29th, I860.— Seymour L. White, George W. Taylor. 

October 31st, 1860. — John B. Meigs, John B. Newton. 

March 25th, 1861.— Newel E. Nettleton, Dennis H. Peck, Will- 
iam H. Francis, Freeman Southmayd. 

March 27th, 1861. — Engellbert Yogelfonger, William Marshall, 
Michael Frien, George A. Hills. 

March 31st, 1862.— Henry H. Newton, William E. Camp, 
George Ashendon, Charles Harrington, William H. Davis, 
Frederick J. Coe, Gilbert G. Tibbals, Gottlieb Enesle, Henry S- 
Jewett. 

April 2d, 1862. — Simeon S. Camp, Levi P. Perry. 

April 7th, 1862.— Eichard Payne. 

March 30th, 1863.— William N. Beecher, Guernsey, B. Smith, 



252 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Theodore F. Barnes, John E. Vandervoort, James W. Wads- 
worth, Edgar T. Elliott, William M. Austin, Morelle Francis. 

April 1st, 1863.— Daniel C. Southmayd, Henry V. Tucker, 
Joel W. Wells. 

March 28th, 1864. — Leonidas M. Camp, George L. Camp, Jud- 
son E. Francis, L. L. Parsons. 

March 30th, 1864.— Stillman N. Deming, John B. Clarke, Jo- 
seph W. Sessions, Daniel M. Spencer, Talcott P. Strong. 

October 31st, 1864. — Henry A. Parmalee, William H. Augur, 
Edwin Warriner, Stephen A. Seward, Luman A. Stone, Carroll 
L. Dudley, Henry G. Newton, Timothy E. Hull, George Miller. 

November 2d, 1864. — Joseph Ferry, Frederick M. Sizer, John 
C. Atwell. 

March 27th, 1865.— Charles C. Fowler, Sidney H. Olin, Gil- 
bert E. Blinn. 

March 29th, 1865.— Edgar A. Nettleton, Charles G. Tucker. 

REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 

In ye 2d year these children were baptized. Feb. 17th, 
1711-12, Abel Beach, son of Ben. and Dinah Beach ; Sarah 
and Mary Wells, daughters of Jonathan and Mehetabel Wells. 

March 2d, 1711-12.— Sarah Chauncey, daughter of N. Chaun- 
cey and Sarah. Sd. Sarah Chauncey was born Feb. 24th, 
1711-12, on the Sabbath day, and baptized the next Sabbath. 

May 18th, 1712. — Jonathan Norton, the son of John and Eliz. 
Norton ; Dinah Munger the daughter of John Munger. 

May 24th. — Martha Sutlief, daughter of John and Hannah 
Sutlif. 

June 1st. — Phebe Wheeler, the daughter of Tho. and Phebe 
Wheeler ; Abigail Crane, daughter of Henry and Abigail Crane. 

July 6th. — John, the son of Moses and Abigail Parsons. 

July 6th. — Mary, ye daughter of Sam'l and Mary Fairchild. 

July 27th. — Joseph, the son of Nath. and Sarah Sutlif, and 
William, the son of William and Damaris Seaward ; Sam. Hay- 
cox, the son of Stephen and Ruth Haycox. 

Nov. last, 1712. — John Talcott, the son of Hez. and Jemima 
Talcott was born. 

Dec. 14, 1712. — Jonathan Wells, the son of Jonathan and 



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Mehitabel Wells was baptized. Feb. 2d, 1712-13, Samuel, ye 
son James and Abigail Bates. 

March 15th, 1712-13. — Joel, the son of Joel and Abigail Par- 
melee was baptized. 

March 22d, 1712-13. — Martha, ye daughter Eobert and Bar- 
bara Coe ; Sarah, the daughter of James and Hannah Curtis. 

April 5th, 1713. — Elizabeth, ye daughter of Thomas and Eliz- 
abeth Li man. 

June 28th, 1713. — John, the son of Samuel and Mary Parsons. 

Sept. 5th. — Joseph Coe, son of Joseph and Abigail Coe. 

Luie Mungar, the daughter of John A. Mungar; Joseph, the 
son of James Wright, Nov. 1st, 1713. 

Jan. 24th, 1713-14. — Noah Lyman, the son of Noah and Eliz. 
Lyman. 

Feb. 7th, 1713-14.— Matthew, ye son of Eph. and Phebe 
Hawley, was baptized. Feb. 14th, Abigail, ye daughter of Moses 
and Abigail Parsons. 

March 7th. — Kuth, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Gay- 
lord. 

March 20th. — John, ye son of John and Hannah Sutlief, and 
on ye same day, Samuel, the son of Samuel and Dinah Norton. 
Apr. Abigail Squire, ye daughter of George and Jane Squire. 

May 16th, 1714. — Hannah, ye daughter of Eichard and Han- 
nah Beech. 

June. — David, ye son of William and Damaris Seward. 

July 18th. — Stephen, the son of Stephen and Kuth Hickox. 

Aug. 14th. — From Middletown, Alice, the daughter of Dan. 
and Alice White. 

Aug. 15th, 1714. — Edmund Fairchild, the son of Samuel and 
Mary Fairchild. 

Sept. 12th. — Mary, the daughter of Jehiel and Hope Hawley. 

Sept. 26th. — Katherine, ye daughter of Nath'll and Sarah 
Chauncey. 

Nov. 21st. — John, ye son of John and Eliza Gaylord. 

Jan. 9th, 1714-15. — Sarah, the daughter of Caleb Seaward, 
Jun., and Sarah his wife. 

Feb. 13th, 1714-15. —Thomas, the son of Thomas and Eliz. 
Lyman. 

Feb. 20th. — John, the son of John and Eliz. Norton. 

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254 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

March 6th. — Phinehas, the son of Noah and Elizabeth Lyman. 

May 8th, 1715. — John, the son of John and Lydia Howe of 
N. Haven. 

May 15th. — Thomas Norton, the son of Joseph and Deborah 
Norton, and Sarah, the daughter of Abraham and Sarah Crit- 
tenden. 

May 22d. — James, the son of James and Abigail Bates. 

June 5th. — Anna, the daughter of Nath'll and Sarah Sutlief. 

June 25th. — Abigail, the daughter of Jonathan and Meheta* 
bel Wells. 

July 17th. — Helena, the daughter of Joseph and Helena Sea- 
ward. 

Aug. 21st, 1715. — Eben, the son of Robert and Barbarra Coe. 

Item. — Abigail, the daughter of Joel and Abigail Parmelee. 
. Aug. 28th. — Esther, the daughter of James and Hannah Curtis. 

Jan. 1st, 1715-16. — Ebenezer, the son of Samuel and Dinah 
Norton. 

Jan. 15th. — Josiah, the son of George Squire and Jane Squire. 

Feb. 11th, 1715-16. — Margery, the daughter of Abraham 
Gillot. 

March 18th, 1715-16. — Eben. Right, the son of James and 
Right, the next Sabbath after ye death of his Mother. 

Apr. 15th, 1716. — Damaris, the daughter of W. Seaward 
and Damaris his wife ; the same day, Sarah, the daughter of Ste- 
phen and Ruth Heycox. 

May 6th, 1716. — Joseph Hull, the son of Cornelius and Ma- 
hetabel Hull. 

Aug. 5th, 1716. — Abraham, the son of Abraham and Sarah 
Crittenden. 

Sept. 2d. — Dinah, the daughter of John and Hannah Sutlief. 

Sept. 9th, 1716. — Joseph, the son of Joseph and Mary Gray- 
lord. 

October, beg. — Martha, the daughter of Moses and Abigail 
Parsons. 

Jan. ISth, 1716-17. — Daniel, the son of Jonathan and Abi- 
gail Rose. 

Jan. 20th, 1716-17.— David, the son of John and Eliz. Gay- 
lor. 

March 24th, 1716-17.— David Coe, the son of Joseph and Abi- 
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March 31st, 1717. — Eunice Beach, the daughter of Richard 
and Hannah Beach. 

April 7th, 1717. — John Bates, the son of James and Abigail 
Bates. 

April 14th, 1717. — Mary Coe, the daughter of Robert and Bar- 
barah Coe. 

Apr. 21st, 1717. — Jonathan, the son of Noah and Elizabeth 
Lyman. 

Apr. 28th, 1717. — Samuel, the son of Samuel and Mary 
Meeker. 

May 5th, 1717. — Patience, the daughter of Stephen and Pa- 
tience Bates. 

May 12th, 1717. — Jeromy Leeman, the son of Jeromy and 
Abigail Leeman. 

July 31st. — Mary, the daughter of James and Hannah Curtiss. 

Sept 1st, 1717. — Hannah, the daughter of Joel and Abigail 
Parmelee. 

Sept. 22d, 1717. — Mary, the daughter of William and Dam- 
aria Seaward. 

Abigail Chauncey, the daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah 
Chauncey, was baptized Oct. 23d, 1717. Amos, the son of Amos 
and Anna Camp. 

Elias, the son of Nathan and Rhoda Camp, Feb. 2d, 1717-18. 

Feb. 9th, 1717-18. — Ruth, the daughter of George and Jane 
Squire. 

March 2d, 1718. — John Hull, the son of Cornelius and Mahet- 
abel Hull. 

Mar. 9th, 1718. — Samuel, the son of Samuel and Dinah Norton. 

May 19th, 1718.— Eliphelet Gillot, the son of Abraham Gillot. 

June 22d. — Elizabeth Meeker, the daughter of Samuel and 
Mary Meeker. 

July 13, following. — Samuel, ye son of James and Bethiah 
Right. 

Aug. 4th. — John, the son of Jonathan and Mehetabel Wells. 

Sept. 15th, 1718.— Mindwell, the daughter of Eben. & Exp. 
Lyman, and the same day, Sarah, the daughter of Abraham and 
Sarah Crittenden. 

Oct. 1718. — Phinehas, the son of Joseph and Abigail Coe. 

Jan. 11th, 1718-19. — John Coe, ye son of John and Hannah 
Coe. 



256 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Feb. 8th, 1718-19. — Elisha Eose, the son of Jonathan and Abi- 
gail Eose ; the same day, Daniel Camp, the son of Amos and 
Ann Camp ; and Anna Bates, the daughter of Stephen and Pa- 
tience Bates, the same day. 

March 1st, 1718-19. — Samuel Parsons ye son of Moses and 
Abigail Parsons, being ye same day in which was born and on 
ye same day Elisha Eose was bury'd. 

March, 1719. — Mary Gaylour, ye daughter of John and Eliz. 
Gaylour. 

Apr. 12th, 1719. — Mary Seaward, the daughter of Caleb and 
Sarah Seaward. Susanna, the daughter of Benj. Leet 

June 7th, 1719. — Euth, the daughter of John and Euth Sea- 
ward, and on ye same day, Mathias, the son of Jeromy Leeman. 

June 14th, 1719. — Eobert Coe, the son of Eobert and Barbara 
Coe. 

July 11th, 1719. — Benjamin Norton, the son of John and 
Eliza Norton. 

July 18th, 1719. — Hope, the daughter of Jehiel and Hope 
Hawley. 

October Euth Heycox, ye daughter of Stephen and Euth 

Heycox, and Phebe, ye daughter of James and Hannah Curtiss. 

Nov. 8th, 1719. — Cornelious Hull, the sun of Cornelious and 
Mehetabel Hull. 

Nov. 22d. — Jemima Talcott, the daughter of Hezekiah and 
Jemima Talcott. 

Jan. 17th, 1719-20. — Esther Squire, daughter of George and 
Jane Squire. 

Feb. 18th, 1719-20. — John Eose, the son of Jonathan and 
Eose. The same day, Anne Clark, the daughter of Jo- 
seph Clark. 

Apr. 10th, 1720.— Abijah Gillot, ye son of Abraham Gillot. 

May 1st, 1720. — Sarah Grave, the daughter of Noadiah and 
Sarah Grave. 

May 8th. — Benjamin Beech, the son of Eichard and Hannah 
Beech. 

August 15th. — Hannah, the daughter of John and Sarah 
Parrish. 

Sept 4th. — John, the son of John and Mary Hiccox. 

Sept 11th. — Susanna, the daughter of Abraham and Sarah 
Crittenden. 



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Sept. 18th, 1720. — Benjamin, ye son of Samuel and Mary 
Meeker. 

Sept. 25th. — Mary, the daughter of John and Eliz. Gaylord. 

Nov. 20th.— Hannah, ye daughter of Nathan and Rhoda Camp. 

Dec. 4th, 1720. — Abigail, the daughter of John and Ruth 
Seaward. 

Dec. 11th, 1720.— Anne, the daughter of David and Rebecca 
Robinson. 

Jan. 21st, 1720-1. — Nathaniel Chauncey, ye son of Nath'll and 
Sarah Chauncey, having been born in ye night going before ye 
Sabbath, about midnight. 

On ye same 21st Jan., Salmon Seaward, the son of Thomas 
and Sarah Seaward was baptized. 

Feb. 5th, 1720-1. — Daniel Leete, the son of Benjamin Leete. 

Feb. 12th, 1720-1.— Stephen and Lucy Bates, the twin chil- 
dren of Stephen and Patience Bates. 

Dec. 26th, 1720. — Joel Camp, the son of Amos Camp and 
Abigail Right, ye daughter of James and Bathiah Right. 

March 26th,l 72 1. — Simeon Coe, ye son of John and Hannah Coe. 

Apr. 16th, 1721. — Joseph Seaward, the son of Joseph and 
Hannah Seaward, and the same day Jerusha, the daughter of Joel 
and Abigail Parmalee. 

Apr. uli, 1721 — Hannah Coe, ye daughter of Ensigne Robert 
and Barbara Coe, and ye same day, Elizabeth, ye daughter of 
Cornel and Mehetabel Hull. 

May 21st, 1721. — Rowland Rosseter, ye son of Timothy Ros- 
seter. 

June 11th, 1721. — Eleazar Gaylor, son of Joseph and Mary 
Gaylor was baptized. 

June 25th, 1721. — Noadiah Grave, the son of Noadiah and 
Sarah Grave. 

David, ye son of Sam'l and Dinah Norton, Aug. 20th, 1721. 

Ephraim, son of John and Eliz. Norton, Aug. 27th, 1721. 

Abraham Seaward, the son of Caleb and Sarah Seaward. 

Nov. 19 th. — Abigail Leeman, ye daughter of Jeremiah and 
Abigail Leeman. 

Nov. 21st, 1721. — John Curtis, the son of James and Hannah 
Curtis. 

Jan. 21st, 1721-2. — James Morris, son of James Morris. 

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258 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

March 4th, 1721-22.— David Bobinson, the son of David and 
Rebecca Robinson. Sometime before ye last mentioned, was 
Damans S. Rose, daughter of Jon'th and Abigail Rose baptized. 

March 25th, 1722. — Eliza Hickox, daughter of Stephen and 
Ruth Hickox, and David Levet, son of David Levet. 

May 16th, 1722. — Baptized Mary Meekoe, ye daughter of Sam- 
uel and Mary Meekoe, in their own dwelling house. 

June 3d. — Deborah Seaward, the daughter of John and Ruth 
Seaward. 

June 10th, 1722. — Samuel Stone Ilawley, the son of Jehiel 
and Hope Hawley. 

Sept. 9th.— John Smith, ye son of Stephen Smith. 
-* Sept. 23d, 1722. — Mary Crittenden, the daughter of Abraham 
and Sarah Crittenden. 

Sept. ult. — Thomas Tibbals, the son of Joseph and Abigail 
Tibbals. 

Oct. 7th, 1722. — Eliphalet Clarke, ye son of Joseph Clarke. 

Oct. 28th, 1722. — Rachel Roberts was taken into Covenant, 
received baptism, and her children Sam. and Eliz. Roberts were 
baptized. 

Nov. 4th. — Rebeckah Gillot, the daughter of Abigail Gillot, 
and Mary Parsons, the daughter of Simeon and Mary Parsons. 

Nov. 25th, 1722. — Leah Hill was taken into Covenant, received 
baptism, and her child, Sarah Hill, was baptized, and ye same 
day, Eunice Welton was taken into the Covenant and received 
baptism. 

Dec. 2d, 1722. — Hcpzibah Seaward, daughter of Joseph Sea- 
ward. 

Jan. 20th, 1722-3. — Rhoda Camp, daughter of Nathan and 
Rhoda Camp. Lydia Seaward, daughter of Noadiah Seaward. 

Feb. 17th, 1722-3.— Eliz. Merwin, the daughter of Daniel and 
Mary Merwin, and Mary Talcott, ye daughter of Hezekiah and 
Jemima Talcott. 

March 20th, 1722-3. — Stephen Bates, the son of Stephen and 
Patience Bates. 

March 17th, 1722-3. — Elizabeth Parsons, daughter of Moses 
and Abigail Parsons, and ye same day, Anna Roberts, daughter 
of Samuel and Rachel Roberts. 

March 24th, 1723. — Mary Baldwin, daughter of David Bald- 
win and Hannah Stephens, daughter of Thomas Stevens. 



REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY's RECORD. 259 

March ult. — Jehiel, ye son of Judith Sutlief and Thankful ye 
daughter of John and Mary Hickox. 

Apr. 21st, 1723. — Susanna, ye daughter of Dan. and Leah 
Hill. 

May 5th. — Sybylla Coe, the daughter of John Coe. 

June 23d. — Daniel Right, the son of James Right and Eliza- 
beth Grave, daughter of Noahdiah Grave. 

June ult., 1723. — John Robinson, son of David and Rebecca* 
Robinson. Hannah Lyman, ye daughter Eben. & Exp. Lyman. 
Robert Coe, ye son of Robert and Barbara Coe. 

October 25th. — Aaron Parmalee, the son of Joel and Abigail 
Parmalee, whom I baptized in Joel Parmalee's house, the child 
being in hazard of dying. 

Oct. 27th. — Jerushah Hickox, the daughter of Joseph and 
Sarah Hickox, Jun., was baptized. 

Nov. 3d, 1723. — Cornelious Hull, the son of Cornelious and 
Mehetabel Hull. 

Nov. 24th, 1723.— Dinah Norton, daughter of Sam'll Nor- 
ton. 

Dec. 8th, 1723. — Ann Burritt, daughter of James Burritt. 

Dec. 29th, 1723. — Adonijah Morris, son of Adonijah Morris. 

Jan. 4th, 1723-4.— Martha, ye daughter of Caleb and Sarah 
Seaward. 

Feb. 9th, 1723-4.— Phebe, the daughter of Thomas and Sarah 
Seaward. 

Feb. 16th, 1723-4.— Israel Camp, son of J Camp. 

March 8th, 1723-4. — Sarah Beach, daughter of Richard and * 
Beach. 

March 22d, 1723-4. — Justice Rose, the son of Jonathan 
Rose. 

1724, Apr. 5th. — Josiah Fowler, son of Josiah and Hannah 
Fowler. 

Apr. 12th, 1724. — John Squire, son of George Squire. 

May 10th, 1724.— Sybilla Sutlief, ye daughter of Eunice 
Sutlief. 

June 7th. — Stephen Norton, son of John and Eliz. Norton. 

June 14th. — Joseph Frances, son of Dan. and Eliz. Frances. 

July 5th. — David Curtiss, son of James and Hannah Curtiss. 

July 26th. — Ephraim Coe, son of Eph. and Hannah Coe. 



260 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Aug. 2d. — Brotherton Seaward, son of Joseph and Hannah 
Seaward. 

Aug. 16th. — Ezekiel Leete, son of Ben. Leete. 

Sept. 13th, 172-1. — Elnathan Chauncey, son of Nathaniel and 
Sarah Chauncey. 

Sept. 20th. — Phinehas Parmalee, son of Joel Parmalee. 

Oct. 4th. — Nath'll Meeker, son of Samuel and Mary Meeker. 

Oct. 11th, 1724. — Sarah Smith, daughter of Stephen Smith. 

Nov. 2 2d, 1724. — Euth Lyman, daughter of Eben Lyman, 
and Eliz. Seaward, daughter of Noahdiah Seaward. 

Feb. 21st. — Mary Seaward, daughter of John and Euth Sea- 
ward. 

March 14th, 1724-5. — Jonathan Hickock, son of Stephen 
Hickock. 

Apr. 4th. — Lucy Bates, the daughter of Stephen Bates. 

April. — Hannah, ye daughter of Josiah Fowler. 

May 16th. — Daniel Eobinson, son of Eobinson. 

May 30th, 1725. — Elizabeth Hiccox, daughter of Joseph Hic- 
cox, Jun. 

June 13th. — Timothy Poster, son of Timothy Eoster, born 4 
months after ye death of his father. 

June 22d. — The twins of Theophilus and Elizabeth Morrison, 
viz. : Theophilus and Sarah. 

July 4th, 1725. — Samuel Eight, the son of James and Bethiah 
Eight ; the same day, Samuel Parsons, son of Timothy and Mary 
Parsons ; and Abigail, the daughter of Joseph and Abigail The- 
obalds, commonly called Tibbals. 

July 19th, 1725. — Daniel Hill, son of Daniel and Leah Hill ; 
and ye same day, James, the son of Daniel and Elizabeth 
Francis. 

Aug. penult. — Katharine Hickox, the daughter of James and 
Katharine Hickox, born after ye death of James Hickox. 

Sept., 1725. — Annes Talcott, the daughter of Hezekiah and 
Jemima Tallcot. 

Sept. penult. — Abigail the daughter of Noahdiah and Sarah 
Grave ; and ye same day, Sarah, the daughter of Samuel and 
Eachel House. 

October 3. — Mehetabel, the daughter of Cornelius and Mehet- 
abel Hull. 



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Nov. 21st. — Hannah, the daughter of Jehiel and Hope 
Howley. 

Dec. 12th, 1725. — John, the son of Adonijah Morris. 

Dec. 19th, 1725. — Zimni Hills, son of Benoni Hills; and the 
same day, Sarah Coe, daughter of John Coe. 

Jan. 9th. — Ann Meeker, the daughter of Joseph Meeker. 

Jan. 30th, 1725-6. — David Norton, son of Sam'l and Dinah 
Norton. 

Feb. 20th, 1725. — Ichabod Camp, son of John Camp ; the 
same day, Elizabeth Kose, the daughter of Jonathan Rose. 

March 27th, 1726. — Amos Seaward, sou of Thomas and Sarah 
Seaward. 

April 24th, 1726. — Eli Camp, son of Nathan and Rhoda 
Camp. 

May 28th, 1726. — Abner, the son of David Baldwin. 

June 19th, 1726. — John Seaward, son of John and Ruth Sea- 
ward. 

June 26th. — Ebenezer Guernsey, daughter of Eben. Guern- 
sey. 

July 10th, 1726. — Theophilus, son of Theophilus and Eliza- 
beth Morrison. 

July 23d, 1726. — John Sutlif, son of John and Mehetabel 
Sutlif. 

Aug. 7th, 1727. — Samuel Coe, the son of Ephraim and Han- 
nah Coe. 

Sept. 4th. — Sylvanus Seaward, son of Noadiah Seaward. 

Sept. 11th, 1726. — Asa and Tamar Leete, twin children of 
Benjamin Leete. 

Oct. 23d, 1726. — Abner and John Newton, sons of Abner 
Newton ; Elisha Kilbourn, son of Mr. Hez. Kilbourn, and Sam'l 
Smith, son of Stephen Smith. 

Dec. 18th, 1726. — Rebeckah, daughter of David and Rebeckah 
Robinson. 

Dec. 25th, 1726. — Anna, the daughter of Abraham and Sarah 
Crittenden. 

Jan. 15th, 1726-7.— Caleb Fowler, son of Josiah Fowler. 

Jan. 15th, 1726-7. — , daughter of Sam'l and Mary 

Meeker. 

March 12th, 1726-7. — Miles, son of David and Mary Fowler. 



262 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

May 21st, 1727. — Beulah, daughter of Joseph and Hannah 
Seaward. 

May 23d. — Catharine, daughter of Joseph Hiccox. 

June 25th, 1727. — Thomas, son of Kobert and Barbara Coe. 

July 23d, 1727.— Elias Leete and Ann Leete, children of John 
Leete. 

July 30th. — Abel Coe, son of Lieut. Joseph Coe. 

Aug. 6th, 1727. — Jared Everest, son of Benjamin Everest. 

Aug. 20th, 1727. — Kachel Strong, daughter of Huit and Dinah 
Strong. 

Sept. 3d, 1727. — Thomas Francis, son of Daniel and Elizabeth 
Francis, and Beriah Hills, son of Benoni Hills. 

Sept. 10th. — Manus Oris wold, child of Sam'l Griswold. 

Sept. 17th, 1727. — Hannah Parsons, daughter of Timothy and 
Mary Parsons. 

Oct. 8th, 1727.— Hannah Curtis, daughter of James and Han- 
nah Curtiss. 

Oct. 22d, 1727. — Sarah Morrison,' daughter of Theophilis and 
Elizabeth Morrison. 

Oct. 29th, 1727. — John Tibbals, son of Joseph and Abigail 
Tibbals. 

Nov., 1727. — Moses Seaward, son of John Seaward. 

Dec. 10th, 1727. — Hannah and Sarah Eight, twins of James 
Eight. 

Dec. 31st, 1727. — Katharine Seaward, daughter of Tho. Sea- 
ward. 

Jan. 7th, 1727-8. — Holland, Negro servant of Capt. Crane. 

Jan. 21st, 1727-8. — Elizabeth, ye daughter of John and Eliz- 
abeth Norton. 

Jan. 28th, 1727-8.— Moses Hill, son of Dan'l and Leah Hill, 
and John Sutlif, son of John and Mehetabel Sutlif. 

March 3d, 1727-8. — Mercy Johnson, daughter of David and 
Euth Johnson. 

Apr. 7th, 1728. — Anna Morris, daughter of Adonijah Morris. 

Apr. 21st, 1728. — Elizabeth Kilbourn, daughter of Mr. Heze- 
kiah Kilbourn ; and on ye same day, David Leete, son of John 
and Eliz. Leete. 

May. — Timothy Eobinson, son of David and Eebeekah Eob- 
inson. 



REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY's RECORD. 263 

May 19th. — Job Camp, son of John Camp. 

June, 1728.— Elisha Rose, son of Jonathan Rose. 

July 14th, 1728.— Hannah Thomas, daughter of Abraham 
and Hannah Thomas. 

Sept. 1728. — John Smith, son of Stephen Smith. 

Oct. 6th, 1728. — David Grave, son of Noadiah Grave ; and - 
Rachel Talcott, the daughter of Hez. Talcott. 

Oct. 13th, 1728. — Allen Leet, son of Gideon Leet, and Eliza- 
beth Fowler, daughter of Josiah Fowler. 

Oct. 20th. — Rhoda Guernsey, daughter of Eben. and Rhoda 
Guernsey. 

Nov. 24th, 1728.— Timothy Coe, son of Ephraim Coe. 

Dec. 8th, 1728. — Phinehas Meeker, son of Joseph Meeker, and 
Rachel Roberts, daughter of Samuel Roberts. 

Dec. 22d, 1728.— Reuben Coe, son of Robert and Barbara 
Coe. 

Dec. 29th. — Martha Baldwin, daughter of David Baldwin. 

Jan. 26th, 1728-9.— Noah Norton, son of Sam. C. and Dinah 
Norton, and David Fowler, son of David and Mary Fowler. 

Feb. 16th, 1728-9. — John Fairchild, son of Curtiss and Mercy 
Fairchild. 

Feb. 23d, 1728-9. — Jared Seaward, son of Joseph Sea- 
ward. 

March 2d, 1728-9.— Samuel Roberts and Jehiel Hull, son of 
Cornelius Hull. 

March 16th, 1728-9. — Margaret, the daughter of Theophilus 
Morrison and Elizabeth Morrison. 

March 23d. — Mindwell Seaward, daughter of John and Ruth 
Seaward. 

Apr. 6th, 1729. — Aaron Griswold, son of Sam'l Griswold; 
Joseph Hiccox, son of Joseph Hiccox ; Lucy Strong, daughter 
of Hu.it and Dinah Strong. 

May 18th, 1729. — Aaron Meeker, son of Sam'l Meeker ; and 
Temperance Leet, daughter of Benj. Leet. 

May 25th, 1729. — Elah Camp, son of Nathan Camp, and Abi- 
gail Everest, daughter of Benjamin Everest. 

July 6th, 1729. — Ephraim Camp, son of John and Hannah 
Camp. 

July 20th, 1729. — Burwell Newton, son of Abner Newton. 



264 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

July 27th, 1729. — Phinehas Eobinson, son of David Robin- 
son, and Hannah Sanford, daughter of Joseph Sanford. 

Aug. 3d, 1729. — Eph. Bates, son of Stephen and Patience 
Bates. 

Aug. 24th. — Dan'l Francis, ye son of Daniel Francis. 

Oct. 26th, 1729. — Tamar Coe, daughter of John and Hannah 
Coe. 

Dec. 14th, 1729. — Amy Spelman, daughter of Richard and 
Margery Spelman. 

Dec. 28th, 1729. — Catharine Right, daughter of Jonathan and 
Phebe Right. 

Jan. 11th, 1729-30. — John Ferguson, son of Sam'l and Isabel 
Ferguson. 

Jan. 25th, 1729-30. — Ebenezer Tibbals, son of Joseph and 
Abigail Tibbals; Aaron Baldwin, son of Moses and Abigail 
Baldwin ; William Clarke, son of William and Judith Clarke ; 
Cloe Leet, daughter of John and Eliz. Leet, all the same day. 

Feb. 22d, 1729.— Esther Parsons, daughter of Timothy and 
Mary Parsons. 

March 8th, 1729-30. — Timothy Morris, son of Adonijah 
Morris. 

March 22d, 1729-30.— Mary Kilbourn, daughter of Mr. fiez. 
Kilbourn. 

v Apr. 5th, 1730. — Nath. Crittenden, son of Abraham Critten- 
den, and Mary Camp, daughter of Mr. John Camp. 

May 3d, 1730. — Jerushah Thomas, daughter of Abraham and 
Hannah Thomas, and Abiel Baldwin, son of Ezra and Ruth 
Baldwin. 

May 24th, 1730. — Ephraim Howe, son of John and Lydia 
Howe. 

June 7th, 1730. — William Coe, son of Ensign Robert Coe. 

June 14th, 1730. — Nathan Seaward, son of Thomas Seaward, 
and David Johnson, son of David Johnson. 

June 21st, 1730. — Esther Seaward, daughter of John and Ruth 
Seaward. 

July 12th, 1730. — James Wadsworth, son of James and Abi- 
gail Wadsworth. 

July 26th, 1730.— Nathan Smith, son of Stephen Smith. 
Aug. 23d, 1730. — Jonathan Fowler, son of Josiah and Han- 



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nah Fowler ; and Mehetabel Norton, daughter of Joseph 
Norton. 

Sept. 13th, 1730. — Abigail Crane, daughter of Silas and Mercy 
Crane. 

Sept. 20th, 1730. — Jenny, Negro, my own Servant girl. 

Oct. 10th, 1730. — James Hinman, son of David and Hannah 
Hinman. 

Dec. 17th, 1730.— Catherine Fairchild, daughter of Thomas 
and Thankful Fairchild. 

Jan. 3d, 1730-1. — Experience Strong, daughter of Eliakim 
Strong, and Mary Hills, daughter of Benoni Hills. 

Jan. 10th, 1730-1. — Elizabeth Francis, daughter of Daniel and 
Elizabeth Francis. 

Jan. 1730. — Dan. Squire, son of Dan. and Patience Squire. 

Feb. 14th, 1730-1.— Mary Fowler, daughter of David and 
Mary Fowler. 

Feb. 21st, 1730-1. — Aaron Coe, son of Ephraim Coe; and 
Hannah Seaward, daughter of Joseph and Hannah Seaward. 

Feb. ult., 1730-1. — Lemuel Gurnsey, son of Eben and Rhoda 
Gurnsey. 

• March 21st, 1730-1. — Sharon Rose, son of Jonathan Eose. 
Apr. 18th, 1731. — Sarah Hiccox, daughter of Joseph Hiccox. 
May 2d, 1731. — Levi Leete, son of Benj. Leete, 

May 9th, 1731. — Gideon Leet, son of Gideon and Abigail 
Leet; Lewis Fairchild, son of Curtis and Mercy Fairchild. 

June 7th. — Aaron Hill, son of Daniel and Leah Hill. 

June 17th. — James Eobinson, son of David and Rebecca Rob- 
inson. 

June 22d, 1731. — Sarah Griswold, daughter of Samuel Gris- 
wold, of Black Rock. 

July 11th, 1731. — Josiah Meeker, son of Samuel and Mary 
Meeker. 

* July 25th, 1731. — Nathaniel Crittenden, son of Abraham and 
Barbara Crittenden. 

July 30th, 1731. — Sarah Sanford, whom I baptized in the 
dwelling house of Joseph Sanford, her father, she being threat- 
ened with convulsions, and she dyed the night after. 

Aug. 1st.— Mindwell Beech, daughter of Azariah and Lydia 
Beech. 

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266 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Aug. 8th, 1731. — Sarah Smith, wife of John Smith ; Mary 
Roberts, daughter of Samuel and Rachel Roberts ; and Elisha, 
Negro servant of Dea. Burrit. 

Aug. 22d. — Submit Seaward, daughter of John and Ruth Sea- 
ward. 

Sept. 5th, 1731. — Ozias Camp, son of Nathan and Rhoda Camp. 

Sept. — Elizabeth Smith, daughter of John Smith. 

Oct. 3d, 1731. — Phinehas Camp, son of John and Damaris 
Camp, and Sarah Hinman, daughter of Samuel and Abigail 
Ilinman. 

Oct. 24th, 1731. — Phillis Leet, daughter of John and Eliza- 
beth Leet. 

October ult., 1731. — Rosamon Pamerly, daughter of John and 
Pamerly. 

Nov. 7th, 1731. — Elizabeth Lyman, ye daughter of Aaron and 
Rebecca Lyman. 

Nov. 21st, 1731. — Cloe Seaward, daughter of Eben and Sarah 
Seaward. 

Nov. 28th, 1731. — Jemimah Meeker, daughter of Joseph and 
Ann Meeker. 

Dec. 6th, 1731. — Eben. Ferguson, son of Sam'l Ferguson, 
whom I baptized privately. 

Jan. 9th, 1731-2. — Abraham Thomas, son of Abraham and 
Hannah Thomas. 

Jan. 16th, 1731-2. — Roswell Grave, son of Noahdiah Grave, 
and Elihu Norton, son of Joseph Norton, Jun. 

Jan. 22d, 1731-2.— Phebe Baker, the wife of Samuel Baker, 
whom I baptized in their dwelling house, she being in great dan- 
ger of death, who received much comfort that morning and died 
in two days. 

Feb. 6th. — Rhoda Talcott, daughter of Mr. Hezekiah and Je- 
mima Talcott. 

Feb. 20th, 1731-2.— Abigail Coe, the daughter of Capt. Coe, 
and Jane Wheeler, the daughter of Job and Jane Wheeler. 

March 12th, 1731-2.— Hannah Right, daughter of Jonathan 
and Phebe Right. 

March 26th, 1732.— Ruth Baker. 

May 7th, 1732.— Abigail Kilbourn, daughter of Mr. Hezekiah 
Kilbourn. 



EEV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 267 

May 14th, 1732. — Mary Griswold, daughter of Hezekiak Gris- 
wold, of Black Eock. 

June 11th, 1782. — Jesse Crane, son of Silas and Mercy Crane, 
and Mary Bates, daughter of Stephen and Patience Bates. 

July 2d, 1732. — Israel Squire, son of Daniel and Patience 
Squire. 

July 9th, 1732. — Sarah Smith, the daughter of Stephen 
Smith. 

July 16th, 1732. — Huldah Spelman, daughter of Richard and 
Margery Spelman. 

July 26th, 1732. — I baptized John Noyes Wads worth, son of 
James and Abigail Wadsworth, whom I baptized privately. 

Aug. 6th, 1732. — Bela Strong, son of Huit Strong. 

Aug. 20th, 1732. — Lois Coe, daughter of John and Hannah 
Coe. 

Aug 21st. — Michal Avored, daughter of James and Abigail 
Avored. , 

Sept. 3d, 1732. — Charles Squire, son of Samuel and Abigail 
Squire. 

Sept. 10th. — Hazael LTinman, son of Zee. and Hannah Hin- 
man, and Peter, Negro servant of Capt. Nathaniel Sutlief. 

Sept. 17th, 1732. — Abigail Curtiss, daughter of James and 
Hannah Curtiss. 

Sept. 24th, 1732. — Oliver Sanford, son of Joseph and 

Sanford. 

Oct. 1st, 1732. — Phebe Baldwin, daughter of Ezra and Euth 
Baldwin, and Phebe Parsons, daughter of Ithamar and Sarah 
Parsons. 

Oct. 22d, 1782.— Elihu Fowler, son of Josiah and Hannah 
Fowler, and Eachel, daughter of Eobert and Barbara Coe. 

Oct. 29th, 1732.— Enos Fairchild, son of Thomas and Thank- 
ful Fairchild. 

Nov. 5th, 1732. — Samuel Newton, son of Abner Newton. 

Nov. 19th, 1732. — Abiathar Camp, son of John Camp, 3d. 

Nov. 19th, 1732. — Eunice Parsons, daughter of Moses and 
Elizabeth Parsons. 

Nov. 26th, 1732. — Simeon Parsons, son of Simion Parsons. 

Dec. 3d, 1732. — Mary Theobald, daughter of Joseph and Abi- 
gail Theobald. 



208 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Dec. 10th. — Mary Fenn, daughter of John Fenn. 
Dec. 17th, 1732.— John Hills, son of Benoni and Hannah Hills, 
was baptized, and Peter, negro servant of Dea. Burnt 

Dec. 24th. — Daniel Coe, son of Ephraim and Hannah Coe. 
Jan. (3th, 1732-3. — Zipporah Fairchild, daughter of Curtis and 
Mercy Fairchild, and Ann Parmalee, daughter of John Parmalee. 
Jan. 21st, 1732-3. — Timothy, son of Timothy and Mary Par- 
sons ; Lucretia, daughter of Joseph and Hannah Seaward, and 
Catharine, daughter of Eben and Ehoda Gurnsey. 

Jan. 28th, 1732-3. — Hannah, daughter of Joseph Johnson. 

Feb. 24th, 1732-3.— Aaron Seaward, son of John and Ruth 
Seaward. 

March 11th, 1732-3.— Huldah Francis, daughter of Daniel and 
Elizabeth Francis. 

Apr. 1st, 1733. — Joel Robinson, son of David and Rebeck ah 
Robinson, and John Crane, son of Henry and Mercy Crane. 

Apr. 22d, 1733.— Rachel Alfred, daughter of Thomas Alfred, 
Jan. 

Apr. 28 or 29th. — James Right and Sarah, wife of Noadiah 
Grave, were baptized, and by baptism admitted into full com- 
munion ; also, Lucy, daughter of Nathaniel and Concurrence 
Seaward ; Sarah, daughter of Joseph and Prudence Wheelor> 
and Lydia, daughter of Azariah and Lydia Beech, were all bap- 
tized. 

May 20th, 1733. — James Hiccox, son of Joseph and Sarah 
Hiccox. 

June 10th, 1733. — Wilkinson Henman, son of Samuel and 
Abigail Henman. 

June 17th, 1733. — Samuel Stent Squire, son of Ephraim and 
Mahetable Squire. 

Aug. 10th, 1733. — Sarah Thomas, daughter of Abraham and 
Hannah Thomas. 

Sept. 16th, 1733. — Nathan Osborn, son of Samuel and Hannah 
Osborn, and Mary Smith, daughter of John Smith. 

Sept. 23d, 1733. — Eunice Johnson, daughter of Benjamin and 
Eunice Johnson. 

Sept. 30th. — Mary Wheeler, daughter of Job and Jane Wheeler. 

Oct. 14th, 1733.- — Ruth Camp, daughter of John and Hannah 
Camp. 



REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY's RECORD. 269 

Oct. 28th, 1733.— Mary Meeker, daughter of Samuel and Mary 
Meeker; Ann Parsons, daughter of Aaron and Abigail Par- 
sons. 

Nov. 25th, 1733. — Joel Seaward, son of Eben and Dorothy 
Seaward ; Adah, daughter of Nathan and Rhoda Camp. 
^ Feb. 20th, 1733-1. — Samuel Crittenden, son of Abraham and 
Sarah Crittenden. 

March 3d, 1733-4.— Mary, daughter of David and Ruth John- 
son. 

March 17th, 1733-4. — Phineas Parsons, son of Simeon Par- 
sons, and Ann Latimer, daughter of David and Mary Lattimer. 

March ult., 1734. — Ann Graves, daughter of Joseph and Ann 
Graves. 

Apr. 7th, 1734. — David Smith, son of Stephen Smith of Had- 
dam. 

Aug. 14th, 1734. — Eleazar Squire, son of Daniel and Patience 
Squire ; Abiathar Squire, son of Samuel and Abigail Squire. 

May 5th, 1734. — Laurana Seaward, daughter of Noahdiah and 
M. Seaward, and Prudence, the negro child of Reuben and Dinah, 
negro servants of Dea. Burrit. 

May 19th, 1734. — Ilephzibah Hill, daughter of Dan. and Leah 
Hill. 

June 3d, 1734. — Jonas, the son, and Mary, the daughter of 
Timothy Bishop. 

June 23d, 1734. — Eunice, the daughter of James and Hannah 
Curtis. 

June 30th, 1734. — John Norton, son of John and Deborah 
Norton of Saybrook, his mother Deborah, having owned the cov- 
enant that day. 

July 7th, 1734. — Amy Spelman, daughter of Richard and 
Margery Spelman. 

July 14th, 1734. — Sarah Fowler, daughter of Serj. Josiah Fow- 
ler and Hannah his wife. 

Aug. 21st, 1734. — Enos Seaward, son of Nathaniel and Cur- 
rence Seaward. 

Aug. 28th. — John Roberts, son of Samuel and Rachel Rob- 
erts, 1734. 

Sept. 1st, 1734. — Oliver Bates, son of Stephen and Patience 
Bates ; and Abiel Camp, son of Edward and Mary Camp ; and 



270 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Mary, daughter of Thomas and Thankful Fairchild, all in the 
same day. 

Sept. 8th, 1734. — Mary Strong, daughter of Eliakim and Me- 
hetabel Strong. 

Sept. 21st, 1781. — Mary Hills, daughter of Benoni and II 

Hills ; and Amy Wetmore, daughter of Jabez and Abigail Wet- 
more. 

Oct. 13th, 1731. — Mary Guernsey, daughter of Eben and Rhoda 
Gurnsey ; and Israel Rose, son of Jonathan Rose. 

Oct. 20th, 1734. — Phinehas Parmalee, son of John Parmalee ; 
and Timothy Osborn, son of Samuel and Hannah Osborn. 

Oct. 27th, 1734. — David and Daniel, twin sons of Joseph and 
Ann Meeker, were baptized. 

Nov. 3d, 1734. — Sarah Burrit, daughter of Israel and Sarah 
Burrit, born Nov. 2d. 

Nov. 24th, 1734. — Mehetabel Johnson, daughter of Benjamin 
and Eunice Johnson. 

Dec. 7th, 1734. — Isabel, daughter of Jonathan and Phebe 
Right ; also, Elizabeth, daughter of John and Ruth Seaward. 

Dec. 7th, 1734. — Mary, daughter of David and Rebecca Rob- 
inson. 

Dec. 22d, 1734. — Reuben Fairchild, son of Curtis and Mercy 
Fairchild 

Dec. 29th, 1744. — Elihu Hinman, son of Zachariah and llan- 
nah Hinman. 

Jan. 5th, 1734-5. — Seth Coe, son of Ephraim Coe. 

Jan. 26th, 1734-5. — Elnathan Camp, son of John and Dam- 
aris Camp ; and Aaron Spelman, son of Thomas and Sarah 
Spelman. 

Feb. 2d, 1734-5. — Samuel Seward, son of Joseph and Hannah 
Seward ; and Mercy Francis, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth 
Francis. 

Feb. 16th, 1734-5. — Hood Crane, son of Silas and Mercy 
Crane ; and Miriam Beech, daughter of Joseph and Exp. Beech. 

March 2d, 1734-5. — Heth Camp, son of Eleazer and 

Camp ; and Daniel Norton, son of Joseph and Prudence Norton. 

March 9th, 1734-5. — Eben Baldwin, son of Ezra and Ruth 

Baldwin ; and Hannah Bishop, daughter of Timothy and 

Bishop. 



REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 271 

March 30th, 1735. — Samuel Parsons, son of John and Esther 
Parsons ; and Dorathy and Deborah, the twin daughters of Hez- 
ekiah Griswold, of Black Eock. 

Apr. 6th, 1735. — Joel Eight, son of John and Lacy Eight was 
baptized ; and Mercy Parsons, sd. daughter of Moses Parsons, 
Jun., was baptized. 

Apr. 27th, 1735. — Jemima Parsons, daughter of Timothy and 
Mary Parsons. 

May 18th, 1735. — Ann Wheeler, daughter of Joseph and Ann 
Wheeler. 

May 25th, 1735. — Sarah, sd. daughter of Ben. Leete ; and 

Prudence, negro child of and Dinah, the servants of Dea. 

Burrit. 

June 1st, 1735. — Sam Tibbals, son of Joseph and Abigail 
Tibbals ; David Parsons, son of Ithimar Parsons and Sarah his 
wife. 

June 15th, 1735. — Silvanus Ashur Fairchild, son of Samuel 
and Phebe Fairchild ; and Aaron Parsons, son of Aaron and Ab- 
igail Parsons. 

June 29th, 1735. — Nathan Curtis, son of James and Hannah 
Curtis, Jun. ; and Elihu Crane, son of Henry Crane, Jun. and 
Mercy his wife. 

July 13th. — Enos Seaward, son of Eben and Dorothy Sea- 
ward. 

July 27th, 1735. — Euth Hiccox, daughter of Joseph and Sarah 
Hiccox. 

Sept. 7th. — Jonah Sanford, son of Joseph and Sanford. 

Sept. 21st, 1735. — Phebe Fowler, daughter of Joseph and 
Euth Fowler. 

Oct. 26th, 1735. — Eebekah Picket, daughter of Samuel and 
Mary Picket. 

Nov. 2d, 1735. — Lois Strong, daughter of Huit and Dinah 
Strong ; and Lucy Eight, daughter of John and Lucy Eight. 

Nov. 16th, 1735. — Sam. Camp, son of John and Hannah 
Camp. 

Nov. 23d. — Mary Gullony, daughter of John and Abigail Ghil- 
lony. 

Nov. 30th, 1735. — Euth Lyman, daughter of Eben Lyman. 
Jun. by his 2d wife ; and Jacob Watrous. 



272 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Jan. lltli, 1735-6. — Mary, ye daughter of Noadiah and 

Seward. 

Jan. 25th, 1735. — Phebe Coe, daughter of John and Hannah 
Coe. 

Feb. 8th, 1735. — Eunice Talcot, daughter of Hezekiah and 
Jemima Talcot. 

Feb. 22d, 1735.— Daniel Smith, son of William Smith. 

March 21st, 1735. — Samuel Squire, son of Samuel and Abigail 
Squire. 

Apr. 4th, 1736. — David Eose, son of David Rose. 

May 16th, 1736. — Elisha Fairchild, son of Samuel and Phebe 
Fairchild. 

May 30th, 1736. — Noah Robinson, son of David and Rebekah 
Robinson. 

July 4th, 1736. — Ashael Spelman, son of John Spelman ; and 
Hannah Beech, the daughter of Joseph and Exp. Beech. 

July 11th, 1736. — Henry Seaward, son of Nathaniel and Cur- 
rence Seaward. 

July 25th, 1736. — Katharine Camp, daughter of Edward and 
Mary Camp ; and Katharine Wetmore, the daughter of Jabez 
and Abig'l Wetmore. 

Aug. 1st, 1736. — Samuel and Mary Henman, twin children of 
Samuel and Mary Henman. 

Aug. 15th, 1736. — Israel Burrit, son of Dea. Israel and Sarah 
Burrit, having been born on the day before, viz. : on Saturday, 
near night. 

Aug. 22d, 1736. — Benjamin Hiccox, son of Joseph and S. 
Hiccox; and Mary Spelman, daughter of Thomas and Sarah 
Spelman. 

Aug. 29th, 1736. — John Smith, son of John Smith, at Had- 
dam, Conn. 

Sept. 12th, 1736. — Elizabeth Griswold, daughter of Samuel 
and Griswold, at Black Rock. 

Sept. 19th, 1736.— Seth Hills, son of Benoni and II Hills; 

and Aaron Parmalee, son of John Parmalee. 

Oct. 3d, 1736. — Submit Johnson, daughter of Benj. and Eu- 
nice Johnson. 

Oct. 24th, 1736.— Joel Roberts, son of Sam'l and RachelRob- 
erts ; and Desire Squire, daughter of Daniel and Patience Squire. 



REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 278 
Oot. 31st, 1736. — Abigail Norton, daughter of Isaac and 



Norton ; and Judith, negro woman servant of Mr. Fowler, bap- 
tized and received into communion. 

Nov. 7th, 1736. — Lois Hill, daughter of Daniel Hill and Leah 
Hill. 

Nov. 14th, 1736. — Enoch Coe, son of Ephraim and Hannah 
Coe ; and Pelor, negro boy, son of Judith, negro serv't of Mr. 
Josiah Fowler. 

Dec. 26th.— Dinah Fairchild, daughter of Tho. and Thankful 
Fairchild. 

Jau. 2d, 1736-7. — Mary Eose, daughter of Jonathan and 

Eose, his wife. 

Jan. 16th, 1736-7. — I baptized Abraham Fairchild, son of 
Edmund and Mary Fairchild, privately, which child dyed the 
next day. 

Feb. 5th, 1736-7. — Noah Fowler, son of Joseph and Euth 
Fowler. 

Feb. 13th, 1736-7. — Aaron Fowler, son of Joseph and Han- 
nah Fowler ; Alexander Fairchild, son of Curtis and Mary Fair- 
child ; and Phineas Spelman, son of Eichard and Margery Spcl- 
man. 

March 1st, 1736. — In the night following the last of Feb. I 
baptized Ebenezer Gurnsey in the house of Eben Gurnsey, hav- 
ing been born before due time and not likely to live, and dyed 
that same night. 

March 28th, 1737. — Susanna Fenn, daughter of Samuel Fenn. 

Apr. 3d, 1737. — Eeuben Henman, son of Euben and Hannah 
Henman. 

Apr. 17th, 1737. — Ann Eight, daughter of John and Lucy 
Eight. 

May 1st, 1737. — Jonathan Eight, son of Jonathan and Phebe 
Eight ; and Daniel Francis, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Francis. 

May 8th, 1737.— Ezra Baldwin, twin son of Ezra and Euth 
Baldwin, the other twin having been born dead. 

May 15th, 1737. — John Seaward, son of Joseph Seaward ; 
and Eoger Newton, son of Abner Newton. 

May 22d, 1737.— Lucy Bishop, daughter of Tim. Bishop. 

May 29th, 1737. — Samuel Squire, son of Samuel and Abigail 
Squire. 

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274 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

June 5tli, 1737. — Oliver Fowler, son of David Fowler. 

June 26th, 1737. — Mary Camp, daughter of Eleazar Camp ; 
and Mary Thomas, daughter of Abr. and Hannah Thomas. 

July 3d, 1737. — Lucy Parsons, daughter of Moses Parsons," 
Jun. 

Aug. 14th, 1737. — Urania Camp, daughter of John Camp ye 
3d and Damaris his wife, was baptized. 

Sept. 11 th, 1737. — Aaron Curtis, son of James and Hannah 
Curtis, Jun. 

Nov. 13th, 1737. — Silas Crane, son of Mercy and Silas Crane ; 
and Katharine Kosseter, daughter of Bryan and Kate Kosseter ; 
and Titan, negro son of Peter and Dinah, servants of Dca. Burrit. 

Nov. 27th, 1737. — Rhoda Parsons, daughter of Ithamar Par- 
sons and Sarah. 

Dec. 4th, 1737. — Katharine Rose, daughter of David Rose. 

Jan. 1st, 1737-8. — John Parsons, son of Timothy and Mary 
Parsons ; and Ruthamah Seaward, daughter of Noahdiah and 
Mary Seaward. 

Jan. 8th, 1737-8. — Phineas Coe, son of Joseph and Hannah 
Coe ; Submit Leete, daughter of John and Bliz. Leete. 

Jan. 29th, 1737.— Caleb Fairchild, son of Edmund and Mary 
Fairchild. 

Feb. 5th, 1737-8. — Jonathan Norton and his wife, and Josiah 
Squire and his wife, owned the Cov. ; and Sarah Squire, daugh- 
ter of Josiah and Sarah Squire, and Sarah Wells, daughter of 
Jonathan and Mary Wells were baptized. 

Jan. 12th, 1737-8. — Phebe, the daughter of Henry and Mercy 
Crane ; and Sarah, the daughter of Sumner and Sarah Stone, 
the last child was baptized in ye old Meeting House, baptized 
the last Sabbath of that year. 

Feb. 19th, 1737-8.— Noah Parsons, son of Simeon and 

Parsons, the first child baptized in ye new Meeting House. 

Feb. 26th, 1737-8.— Eben Guernsey, son of Eben and Rhoda 
Guernsey. 

March 5th, 1737-8. — Ephraim Guthrie, son of John and Abigail 
Gutlirie ; John Camp, son of John and Hannah Camp ; Jona- 
than, the son of Jonathan and Ruth Norton. 

March 12th, 1737-8. — Abigail Robinson, daughter of David 
and Rebekah Robinson. 



REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY's RECORD. 275 

April 2d, 1738. — Phebe, daughter of Joseph and Experience 
Beech. 

April 16th, 1738. — Aaron Smith, son of Stepb. Smith ; Han- 
nah Pamely, daughter of Hezekiah Pamely. 

May 1st, 1738. — John Meeker, son of Joseph and Ann Meeker. 

May 14th, 1738. — Thankful Johnson, daughter of Benj. and 
Eunice Johnson. 

May 21st, 1738. — Sarah Fairchild, daughter of Samuel and 
Phebe Fairchild. 

June 3d, 1738. — Mary Norton, daughter of Isaac Norton. 

July 15th, 1738. — Daniel Spelman, son of Thomas and Sarah 
Spelman. 

July 22d, 1738.— Sylvanus Bishop, son of William and Pa- 
tience Bishop. 

August 6th, 1738. — Mary Wheeler, daughter of Joseph and 
Prudence Wheeler ; and Hannah Hiccox, daughter of Joseph 
and Sarah Hiccox. 

Sept. 17th, 1738. — Elizabeth Hiccox, daughter of Samuel and 
Hiccox. 

Sept. 24th, 1738.— William Smith, son of Dan'l and 

Smith ; and Jerusha Parsons, daughter of Aaron and Par- 
sons. 

October 5th, 1738. — I baptized Benjamin Beech, son of Abel 
and Margaret Beech, privately in ye house Mr. Picket, it being 
very small and not likely to live, born within the space of half 
year and wanting two days of half a year from yr marriage. 

Oct. 15th, 1738. — Sarah Stevens, daughter of Allen and Han- 
nah Stevens. 

Oct. 22d. — Nathan Seaward, son of Nathaniel and Currence 

Seaward ; and Ann Griswold, daughter of Samuel and 

Griswold. 

Nov. 5th, 1738. — Ann Fairchild, daughter of Thomas and 
Thankful Fairchild ; and Lydia Griswold, daughter of Jer. and 
Bashua Griswold ; and Zilpah, negro daughter of my servant 
negro maid, Jenny. 

Dec. 3d, 1738.— Titus Fowler, son of David Fowler. 

Dec. 24th, 1738. — Esther Norton, daughter of Joseph and Pru- 
dence Norton. 

Jan. 7th, 1738-9. — Kobert Fairchild, son of Curtis and Mercy 



276 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Fairchild ; and Dinah Camp, daughter of Edward and Mary 
Camp. 

Jan. 14th, 1788-9. — Eliphaz Parsons, son of Moses Parsons. 
Feb. 1th, 1788-9. — Aaron Eight, son of John and Lucy 
Eight. 

Feb. 18th, 1738-9. — David Squire, son of Samuel and Abigail 
Squire. 

Feb. 25th, 1738-9.— Oliver Spelman, son of John and — 
Spelman. 

March 4th, 1738-9. — Elihu Fowler, son of Joseph and Han- 
nah Fowler; and John Parmalee, son of John Parmalee. 

March 18th, 1738-9. — Eben Seaward, son of Eben and Dora- 
tliy Seaward; and Sarah. Bates, daughter of James and Mary 
Bates. 

March 25th, 1738-9.— Buth, daughter of Joseph and Buth 
Fowler. 

Apr. 29th, 1739. — Soloman Bose, son of Jonathan and Mary 
Bose. 

June 24th, 1739. — Hezekiah Talcott, son of John and Sarah 
Talcott. 

July 15th, 1739. — Bachel Hills, daughter of Benoni and Han- 
nah Hills. 

Aug. 5th, 1739. — John Johnson, son of Benjamin and Eunice 
Johnson. 

Aug. 12th, 1739. — Caroline Seaward, daughter of Lieut. Jo- 
seph and Hannah Seaward. 

Aug. 2Gth, 1789. — The widow Bethiah Barnes owned the Cov- 
enant, and her two children were baptized, viz: Mehetabel and 
John Barnes. 

Sept. 2d, 1739.— Noah Baldwin, son of Ezra and Buth Bald- 
win. 

Sept. 23d, 1739.— Lucy Smith, daughter of Stephen Smith. 

Oct. 21st, 1739. — James Merwin, son of Daniel and Elizabeth 
Merwin ; and Noah Boberts, son of Samuel and Bachel Roberts. 

Oct. 28th, 1739. — Hannah Leete, daughter of John and Eliz- 
abeth Leete. 

Nov. 25th, 1739. — Daniel Barnes, son of John Barnes, de- 
ceased before he was born, and Bethiah Barnes ; and Mary Crane, 
daughter of Henry and Mercy Crane. 



REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY's RECORD. 277 

Dec. 2d, 1739. — Hagar, negro daughter of Relor and Dinah, 
negro servants of Dea. Burrit. 

Dec. 9th, 1739. — Susanna Kossedor, daughter of Bryan and 
Kate Kossedor. 

Dec. 23d, 1739. — Ann Smith, daughter of Stephen Smith. 

Dec. 24th. — In ye evening or night, I baptized Ruth Squire, 
daughter of Josiah and Sarah Squire, in ye own house, it not 
being likely to live, which died. 

Dec. 30th, 1739. — Charles Chauncey, son of Elihu and Mary 
Chauncey. 

Jan. 20th, 1739-40. — Aaron Hinman, son of Zee. and Hannah 
Hinman. 

Feb. 17th, 1739—40. — Hannah Camp, thus mis-baptized, called 
Anna, daughter of Sergt. John and Hannah Camp. 

Feb. 24th, 1739-40. — Josiah Parsons, son of Timothy and 
Mary Parsons ; and Robert G. Crane, son of Sergt. Silas and 
Mary Crane. 

March 9th, 1739-40. — Lydia Norton, daughter of Isaac Nor- 
ton ; and Abraham Stowe, son of Sumner and Sarah Stowe. 

March 23d, 1739-40. — Mary Wells, daughter of Jonathan and 
Mary Wells. 

March 30th, 1740. — Mary Coe, daughter of Ephraim and Han- 
nah Coe. 

Apr. 6th, 1740. — Ira Wetmore, son of Jabez and Abigail Wet- 
more. 

Apr. 13th, 1740. — Jonathan Mitchel and Lydia his wife, owned 
the covenant, and yr two children, Abner and Sarah were bap- 
tized. 

May 4th, 1740. — I baptized John Lyman, son of John and 
Hope Lyman privatety, who died immediately. 

May 4th, 1740. — Helena Right, daughter of Joseph and Hel- 
ena Right. 

May 11th, 1740. — Asher Robinson, son of David and Rebeckah 
Robinson ; and John Fowler, son of David Fowler. 

May 18th, 1740. — Pelu, negro child belonging to James Cur- 
tis, Sen. ; and on the same day Silvanus Chipman. 

May 25th, 1740. — Phebe Fairchild, daughter of Samuel and 
Phebe Fairchild. 

June 15th, 1740. — Rhoda Griswold, daughter of Samuel and 
Griswold of Black Rock. 



278 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

June 20th, 1740. — Prudence Wheeler, daughter of Joseph and 
Prudence Wheeler. 

July 3d, 1740. — Lucretia and Lucena Smith, twin daughters 
of John and Smith, baptized privately and both died. 

July 18th, 1740. — Kachel Glayde, daughter of James and Ma- 
bel Glayde, privately. 

July 20th, 1740. — Ebenezer Guthry, son of John and Abigail 
Guthry ; and Damaris Seward, daughter of Ebenezer and Dor- 
athy Seward. 

Aug. 3d. — Simeon Parmalee, son of Hezekiah Parmalee ; and 
Oliver Burton, son of Simeon and Hannah Burton. 

Aug. 10th. — Elizabeth Spelman, ye daughter of Thomas and 
Sarah Spelman ; and Abigail, ye daughter of Benjamin Cook of 
Black Bock ; and on ye same day, Thomas Lyman and Ann his 
w T ife, made confession of the sin of fornication and received Re- 
mission. 

August 14th, 1740. — I baptized Sarah, the daughter of Thom- 
as and Ann Lyman, in yr own house. 

Oct. 5th, 1740. — Thomas Phillips, son of Thomas Phillips ; 
and Sarah daughter of Daniel Smith. 

Oct. 12th, 1740. — Ann Fairchild, daughter of Curtis Fairchild. 

Oct. 19th. — James, the son of James and Mary Bates ; and 
Hannah Hickox, daughter of Samuel Hickox. 

Oct. 26th, 1740. — Samuel Parmalee, son of John Parmalee. 

Nov. 16th. — Abiathar Squire, son of Samuel and Abigail 
Squire. 

Nov. 23d, 1740. — Benjamin Fairchild, son of Tho. and Thank- 
ful Fairchild. 

Nov. 23d, 1740. — James Coe, son of Joseph Coe, Jun. 

Dec. 7th, 1740. — Joseph Sutlief and Sarah his wife's children, 
Joseph, Sarah and Nathaniel, were baptized. 

Dec. 14th. — Bebeckah, the daughter of Joseph and Ann 
Meeker. 

Dec. 21st, 1740. — Mary Fowler, daughter of Joseph and Ruth 
Fowler. 

Jan. 18th, 1740. — Paul Chapman, son of Sylvan us and Eliza- 
beth Chapman ; and Ann Avered, daughter of Israel and Abi- 
gail Avered. 

Feb. 22d, 1740. — Josiah Squire, son of Josiah and Sarah 



REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 279 

Squire ; and Ann Thomas, daughter of Abraham and Hannah 
Thomas. 

March 1st, 1740. — I baptized Ashael Camp, son of Edward 
and Mary Camp, at ye meeting of the Middletown Farms, to 
whom Mr. Baldwin preached. 

March 8th, 1740. — John Spelman, son of John Spelman. 

March 15th. — Sarah Parsons, daughter of Ithamar and Sarah 
Parsons. 

Apr. 12th. — Katharine Chauncey, daughter of Elihu and Mary 
Chauncey. 

May 3d. — Hannah Burrit, daughter of James and Sarah Bur- 
nt ; and Sarah Bishop, daughter of Timothy Bishop. 

May ult. — Sarah Lyman, daughter of Thomas and Ann Ly- 
man. 

June 7th, 1741. — Naomi Parsons, daughter of Moses Parsons. 

June 21st, 1741. — Hannah Coe, daughter of David and Han- 
nah Coe. 

June 28th, 1741. — Nathan Francis, son of Daniel and Bliz. 
Francis ; and Stephen Norton, son of Jonathan and Euth Norton. 

July 5th, 1741. — John Crane, son of Henry and Marcy Crane. 

July 26th, 1741. — Jonathan Griswold, son of Hez. Griswold ; 
and Abigail Camp, daughter of Bleazar Camp ; and Mary Eose, 
daughter of Jonathan Eose, all the same day. 

Aug. 2d, 1741. — Moses Griswold, son of Jonathan and Bashia 
Griswold ; and Desire Smith, daughter of Stephen Smith, Jun. 

Sept. 6th, 1741. — Bela Alverd, son of Aaron and Mabel Al- 
verd ; and Sarah Talcot, daughter of John and Sarah Talcot. 

Sept. 20th. — Israel Canfield, son of Gideon and Ann Canfleld. 

October 25th, 1741.— Euth Baldwin, daughter of Ezra and 
Euth Baldwin. 

Nov. 1st, 1741. — Hannah Stevens, daughter of Allen and Han- 
nah Stevens. 

Nov. 8th. — John Johnson, son of Benjamin and Eunice John- 
son ; Camp Mitchel, son of Jonathan and Bashua Mitchel ; and 
Katharine Lyman, daughter of John and Hope Lyman, 1741. 

Nov. 22d, 1741.— Elisha Morton, son of Thomas and 

Morton. 

Dec. 6th. — Eachel Fairchild, daughter of Edmund and Mary 
Fairchild. 



280 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Dec. 13tli, 1741. — Jonathan Smith, son of Stephen Smith, Jun. 

Dec. 20th, 1741.— John Roberts and Jerusha his wife, and 
Elizabeth, the wife of Sam'l Roberts, owned ye covenant. 

Dec. 27th, 1741. — Joel, son of John and Eight was bap- 
tized. 

Jan. 10th, 1741-2. — Zipporah Coe, daughter of John and Han- 
nah Coe. 

Jan. 17th, 1741-2. — Eliphaz Alverd, son of Jonathan Alverd ; 
and Sarah Roberts, daughter of John and Jerushah Roberts. 

Jan. 24th, 1741-2. — Margery Right, the daughter of Joseph 
and Helen Right. 

Feb. 7th, 1741-2. — Martha Morgan, an adult person who was 
baptized and received to Communion. 

Phcbe Camp, daughter of John and Hannah Camp ; Elizabeth 
Merwin, daughter of Daniel and Mary Merwin ; Elizabeth Rob- 
erts, daughter of Samuel and Eliz. Roberts. 

Feb. 21st, 1741-2. — Asahel Alvord owned the Covenant. 

Feb. 21st, 1741-2. — Noahdiah Seward, son of Eben and Dor- 
othy Seward, was baptized. 

March 7th, 1741-2. — Benjamin Coe, son of Eph. and Hannah 
Coe ; and Thomas Gold Alverd, son of Asahel and Mary Alverd. 

March 28th, 1742.— Martha Spelman, daughter of Thomas and 
Sarah Spelman. 

Apr. 4th, 1742. — Jonathan Wells, son of Jonathan and Mary 
Wells. 

Apr. 24th, 1742. — Timothy Stowe, son of Sumner and Sarah 

Stowe, whom I baptized privately in ye dwelling house of D 

Stowe. 

May 3d, 1742. — Abigail Guthy, daughter of John and Abi- 
gail Guthy. 

May 23d, 1742. — Nathan Coe, son of David and Hannah Coe. 

Sarah Guernsey, daughter of Eben and Rhoda Guernsey ; and 
Hannah Griswold, daughter of Sam. and Hannah Griswold. 

May 30th, 1712. — Rebeckah Hawley, daughter of John Haw- 
ley. 

June 20th, 1742. — Ceazar, negro child belonging to Noahdiah 
Grave. 

June 27th. — Sarah Parmalee, daughter of John Parmalee ; 
and Huldah Bishop, daughter of William and Patience Bishop. 



KEV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 281 

July 18th, 17-42. — Sylvan us Norton, son of Isaac Norton ; and 
Rebecca, daughter of Susannah Hull. 

Aug. 4th, 1742. — Hannah Bates, daughter of John Bates. 

Aug. 8th, 1742. — Bryan Eosseter, son of Bryan and Kate Ros- 
seter. 

August 24th, 1742. — Prudence Norton, daughter of Joseph 
Norton, Jun., and Prudence Norton, his wife. 

Sept. 9th, 1742. — Mehetabel Parmalee, daughter of Hezekiah 
Parmalee. 

Sept. 12th, 17-42.— Azubah Edee. 

Sept. 17th, 1742. — Josiah Squire, son of Josiah and Sarah 
Squire. 

Oct. 10th, 1742.— John Phillips, son of Mr. Thomas Phillips. 

Oct. 24th, 1742. — Ambrose Hickox, son of Samuel Hickox. 

Nov. 14th, 1742. — Joseph Ingham, son of Joseph and Abi- 
gail Ingham ; and Zipporah Fairchild, ye daughter of Curtis and 
Mercy Fairchild. 

Nov. 28th, 1742.— Eli Crane, son of Silas and Mercy Crane. 

Dec. 5th, 1742. — Samuel Fen, son of Sam'l Fen ; Asenath 
Fairchild, daughter of Tho. and Thankful Fairchild. 

Dec. 5th, 1742. — Phebe Roberts, daughter of Samuel and Eliz- 
abeth Roberts ; and Sarah Lucas, daughter of Patience Lucas. 

Dec. 19th, 1742. — Samuel Higgins, the son of Capt. Higgins, 
a mariner yt come from Eastham. 

Dec. 26th, 1742. — Sarah Chauncey, daughter of Elihu and 
Mary Chauncey, having been born on Wednesday the week be- 
fore in the forenoon. 

Feb. 13th, 1742-3.— Lucy Fairchild, daughter of Samuel and 
Phebe Fairchild. 

Feb. 20th, 1742-3. — Sarah Chapman, daughter of Sylvanus 
and Eliz. Chapman ; John, son of William and Ann Smithson ; 
and Mary Camp, daughter of David and Mary Camp. — 



Feb. 27th, 1742-3. — Eunice Coe, daughter of John and Han- 
nah Coe ; and Elizabeth, daugter of David Fowler and his wife. 

March 20th, 1742-3. — Lois, daughter of Edmund Fairchild 
and Mary. 

March 27th, 1743. — Selah Alverd, son of Aaron and Mehit- 
abel Alverd. 

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282 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Apr. 3d, 1743. — Benjamin Young Smith, son of Daniel and 

Smith. 



Apr. 17th. — Phebe Thomas, daughter of Abraham and Han- 
nah Thomas. 

Apr. 24th, 1743. — Samuel Bates, son of Samuel and Abigail 
Bates. 

May 8th, 1743. — Sarah Bates, daughter of James and Mary 
Bates. 

May 22d, 1743. — Ruth Wadsworth, daughter of James and 
Abigail Wadsworth. 

June 12th, 1743. — Hannah Coe, daughter of Joseph Coe. 
June 19th, 1743. — Elizabeth Fairchild, daughter of Capt. Rob- 
ert Fairchild and Ann his wife ; and on ye same day, Samuel 
Dane Cook, son of John Cook ; and Hannah Lyman, daughter 
of John and Hope Lyman. 

Aug. 1st, 1743. — Edward Hinman, son of Zechariah and Han- 
nah Hinman. 

Aug. 8th, 1743. — Sarah Merwin, daughter of Daniel and Mary 
Merwin. 

Aug. 20th, 1743. — Ruth Norton, daughter of Jonathan and 
Ruth Norton. . 

Sept. 4th, 1743. — Samuel Johnson, son of Benjamin and Eu- 
nice Johnson. 

Sept. 25th, 1743. — David Tibbals, son of Joseph and Esther 
Tibbals. 

Oct. 2d, 1743. — Ebenezer Norton, son of Thomas Norton. 
Oct. 9th, 1743. — Sarah Hickox, daughter of Stephen and Lydia 
Hickox. 

Oct. 16th, 1743. — Ann Burrit, daughter of Dea. and Sarah 
Burnt ; and Rebeckah Canfield, daughter of Gideon and Ann 
Canfleld. 

Nov. 20th, 1743. — Jesse Coe, son of Davie and Hannah Coe ; 

and John Bates, son of John and Bates. 

Dec. 11th, 1743.— Abigail Smith, daughter of Stephen Smith. 
Dec. 18th. — Aaron Griswold, son of Jeremy and Bathsheba 
Griswold. 

Dec. 25th, 1743. — Charles Spelman, son of Thomas and Sarah 
Spclman ; Elizabeth Parsons, daughter of Moses and Par- 
sons ; and Lois Camp, daughter of Abraham and Martha Camp. 



REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 283 

Jan. 1st, 1743-4. — Eliphaz Parmalee, sou of Joel and Rhoda 
Parmal ee. 

Jan. 22d, 17-43-4. — Mary Jones, daughter of John Jones ; and 
Gideon Allen, son of Mabel Gloyde by Gideon Leete. 

March 4th, 1743-4. — Phinehas Spelrnan, son of John and 

his wife Spelrnan ; and Rachel Parsons, daughter of Aaron and 
Abigail Parsons ; on the same day John Norton and Mary his 
wife, owned ye cov. 

March 11th, 1743-4. — Eliz. Lyman, daughter of Tho. and 
Ann Lyman. 

Mary Norton, daughter of John and Mary Norton, of Black 
Rock, Apr. 15th, 1744. 

Apr. 22d, 1744. — Amos Baldwin, son of Ezra and Ruth Bald- 
win. 

May 6th, 1744. — Joseph Right, son of Joseph and Helen Right. 

Miles Merwin, son of Miles and Mary Merwin ; and Sarah 
Averd, daughter of Samuel and Abigail Averd. 

May 27th, 1744. — Ruth Squire, daughter of Josiah and Sarah 
Squire. 

June 3d, 1744. — Nathan Rose, son of Jonathan Rose; and 
Rachel Right, daughter of John and Lucy Right. 

June 10th, 1744. — Mary Bowles, daughter of David Bowles. 

June 25th, 1744. — Samuel Griswold, son of Samuel and 

Griswold. 

June 25th, 1744. — Elizabeth Wells, daughter of Jonathan and 
Mary Wells. 

July 1st, 1744. — Robert Smithson, son of William and Ann 
Smithson. 

July 8th, 1744. — Joseph Wheeler, son of Joseph and Pru- 
dence Wheeler. 

July 22d, 1744. — Ann Stephens, daughter of Allen and Han- 
nah Stephens. 

July 29th, 1744. — Charles Bishop, son of William and Pa- 
tience Bishop. 

August 19th, 1744. — John Roberts, son of John and Jerushah 
Roberts ; offered by Ephraim Coe and his wife. s 

August 26th, 1744. — James and Martha Tybbals made confes- 
sion of yr sin. of fornication, had remission and they then owned 
the Covenant. 



284 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Sept. 23d, 1744. — Ebenezer Seward, son of Ebcnezer and Dor- 
othy Seward, after yy wr removed to Bedford. 

Sarah Fowler, daughter of Joseph and Ruth Fowler. 

Sept. 30th, 1744. — Nathan Parsons, son of Ithamar and Sarah 
Parsons. 

Oct. 21st, 1744. — James Seaward, son of Ephraim and Abi- 
gail Seaward ; and David Talcot, son of John and Sarah Talcot. 

Nov. 18th, 1744. — Concurrence Crane, daughter of Henry and 
Mercy Crane ; and Rachel Hiccox, daughter of Samuel Hiccox. 
Anna Bates, daughter of Sam'l and Abigail Bates. 

Nov. 25th, 1744. — Lydia Mitchel, daughter of Jonathan and 
Lydia Mitchel ; Abigail Rossiter, daughter of Bryan and Kath- 
arine Rossiter. 

December 23d, 1744. — Ann Norton, daughter of Isaac and 
Mary Norton. 

Jan. 6th, 1744-5.— Seth Fowler son of David Fowler. 

Jan. 13th, 1744-5. — Phineas Camp, son of John and Jerushah 
Camp ; John Lyman, son of John and Hope Lyman ; and Zip- 
porah Camp, daughter of Edward and Mary Camp. 

Jan. 20th, 1744-5. — Tabitha Parsons, daughter of Timothy 
and Mary Parsons ; and Katharine Camp, daughter of John and 
Hannah Camp; and Martha Hawley, daughter of John and 
Hawley. 

Feb. 10th, 1744-5. — Lois Hiccox, daughter of Stephen and 
Lydia Hiccox ; and Ruth Griswold, daughter of Jeremiah and 
Bathsheba Griswold. 

March 3d, 1744-5. Crane, son of Silas and Mercy Crane. 

March 10th, 1744-5. — Landon Smith, son of Daniel Smith. 

March 24th, 1744-5. — Miles Lyman, son of Noah and Sarah 
Lyman ; and Nathaniel Bates, son of John Bates. 

April 29th, 1745. — Hannah and Abigail Fairchild, twin daugh- 
ters of Thomas and Thankful Fairchild, which I baptized pri- 
vately, and being sick. 

May 12th, 1745. — Sarah Chauncey, daughter of Elihu and 
Mary Chauncey, it having born in the night following ye 7th 
May, about break of day. 

May 19th, 1745. — Abigail Ingham, daughter of Joseph and 
Abigail Ingham. 

June 9th, 1745. — Prudence, negro child, daughter of Peter 
and Dinah, servants of Deacon Burrit. 



REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 285 

June 23d, 1745. — LTezekiali Pamely, son of Ilezekiali Pamely ; 
and Levi Pamely, son of Joel and Rhoda Pamely. 

July 28th, 1745. — Mary Bates, daughter of James and Mary 
Bates. 

August 11th, 1745. — Alexander Pamely, son of John Pamely. 

Sept. 1st, 1745. — Elnathan Merwin, son of Daniel and Mary 
Merwin ; and Sarah Tybbals, the daughter of James and Martha 
Tybbals. 

Sept. 22d, 1745. — Joel Norton, son of John and Deborah Nor- 
ton ; and Elizabeth Fairchild, daughter of Sam'l and Phebe Fair- 
child ; and Eunice Fairchild, daughter of Edmond and Mary 
Fairchild, all the same day. 

Sept. 29th, 1745. — Elizabeth Tybbals, daughter of Joseph and 
Esther Tybbals. 

October 6th, 1745. — Mehitabel Alverd, the daughter of Aaron 
and Mehitabel Alverd. 

October 13th, 1745. — Eunice Camp, daughter of Abraham and 
Martha Camp. 

October 27th, 1745. — Mary Coe, daughter of David and Han- 
nah Coe. 

Nov. 10th, 1745. — Hannah Ball, daughter of David and Eliz- 
abeth Ball. 

December 1st, 1745. — Rhoda Squire, daughter of Josiah and 
Sarah Squire. 

December 8th, 1745. — Stephen Spelman, son of Thomas Spel- 
man and Sarah. 

Jan. 12th, 1745-6. — Abigail Coe, daughter of Joseph Coe, Jun. 
and Coe. 

Feb. 16th, 1745-6. — Thomas Lyman, son of Thomas and Ann 
Lyman. 

March 22d, 1745-6. — Sam'l Rockwell, son of Ezra and Jemi- 
ma Rockwell of Scantick. 

March 29th,1746. — Sarah Norton, daughter of Thomas Norton. 

April 6th, 1746. — Ann Canfield, daughter of Gideon and Ann 
Canfield. 

April 20th, 1746. — Hannah Johnes, daughter of John Johnes , 
and Hannah Coe, daughter of John Coe, Junior and Anna his 
wife. This child should have been Anna. 

April 21st, 1746. — David Lyman, son of John and Hope Ly- 



286 HISTORY OF DURIIAM. 

man, whom I baptized in their own Louse by reason of sickness 
of mother and child. 

May 18th, 1746. — Abijah Stow, son of Sumner and Sarah 
Stow. 

May 25th, 1746.— Elnathan Baldwin, son of Ezra and Rnth 
Baldwin ; and Enoch Ilenman, son of Zecariah and Hannah 
Henman. 

June first, 1746. — Daniel Merwin, son of Daniel and Mary Mer- 
win. 

June 8th, 1746. — Nathan Spelman, son of John and 

Spelman. 

June 29th, 1746. — Abigail Alverd, daughter of Elisha and 
Hannah Alverd. 

June 29th, 1746. — Benjamin Norton and Elizabeth his wife, 
own the covenant. 

July 13th, 1746. — Benjamin Norton, son of Benjamin and Eliz- 
abeth Norton. 

July 20th, 1746. — Abigail Parsons, daughter of Aaron and 
Abigail Parsons ; and Rhoda Wells, daughter of Jonathan and 
Mary Wells. 

August 3d, 1746. — Ann Smithson, daughter of Lieut. William 

and Ann Smithson ; Sarah Right, daughter of John and 

Right. 

August 10th, 1746. — Martha Austin, daughter of Elias and 
Eunice Austin. 

August 31st, 1746. — Charles Burrit, son of Deacon Israel and 
Sarah Burrit, born on Thursday evening, before about 10 of ye 
clock. 

October 12th, 1716. — Daniel Squire, son of Sam'l and Sarah 
Squire ; and Ann Crane, daughter of Henry and Mercy Crane. 

October 19th, 1746. — Sylvanus Hull, son of Cornelious and 
Abigail Hull. 

October 26th, 1746. — Timothy Coe, son of S and Anna 

Coe. 

Nov. 2d, 1746. — Jacob Bates, son of John and Bates. 

Nov. 9th, 1746. — Job Seaward, son of Ephraim and Abigail 
Seaward. 

Dec. 1st, 1746. — Sam'l Graves, son of Samuel Graves. 

Jan. 4th, 1716-7. — Moses Norton, son of John and 

Norton. 



REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 287 

Jan. 11th, 1746-7. — Eunice Tybbals, daughter of James and 
Tybbala 



Jan. 18th, 1746. — Beubcn Hiccox son of Stephen and Lydia 
Hiccox ; and Zebulon Kose, son of Jonathan Rose. 

Feb. 22d, 1746-7.— Sarah Strong, daughter of Thos. and Pliebe 
Strong. 

March 1st, 1746. — Lois Camp, daughter of John and Hannah 
Camp, who died within 16 days. 

March 28th, 1747. — Katharine Alverd, daughter of Aaron and 
Mehitable Alverd, whom I baptized in yr own house. 

March 29th, 1747. — Isaac Norton, son of Isaac and Nor- 
ton ; David Right, son of Joseph and Hellena Right ; Rebekah 
Picket, daughter of Sam'l and Hephzebah Picket ; and Shem 
, son of 

April 5th, 1747. — James Dorey, son of James and Jane Dorey. 

May 31st, 1747. — Charles Chauncey, son of Elihu and Mary 
Chauncey ; and Mary Pamely, daughter of Joel and Rhode 
Pamely. 

June 7th, 1747. — Huldah Crane, daughter of Silas and Mercy 
Crane. 

June 21st, 1747. — Noah Lyman, son of Noah and Ly- 
man ; Ann Merwin, daughter of Dan'l and Mary Merwin ; and 
Abigail Parsons, daughter of Moses Parsons. 

July 5th, 1747. — Sarah Hawley, daughter of John Hawley ; 
Mary Weld, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Weld ; and Eliz- 
abeth Hull, daughter of Joseph and Cybil Hull. 

July 26th, 1747. — John Squire, son of Josiah and Sarah 
Squire ; David Coe,. son of David and Hannah Coe ; Hannah 

Averd, daughter of Israel and Averd ; and Dorcas Hic- 

cock, daughter of Samuel and Hiccock. 

August 2d, 1747. — Thomas Fairchild made confession a 3d 
time of the sin of drunkeness, and had remission. 

August 9th, 1747. — Edmund Fairchild, son of Thomas and 
Thankful Fairchild ; and Ruth Right, daughter of Sam'l Right. 

Jan. 24th, 1747-8. — Ann Lyman, daughter of Thomas and 
Ann Lyman ; and Mary Tibbals, daughter of Abner and Sarah 

Tibbals ; and Bertha, negro child of Jeremy ; on ye same 

day, Abner and Sarah Tibbals made confession and owned the 
covenant. 



288 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Jan. 28th, 1747-8. — Israel Godard and his wife made confes- 
sion of ye sin of fornication and received remission. 

Jan. 29th, 1747-8. — Eachel Eockwell, daughter of Ezra and 
Jeremiah Eockwell, was baptized ; and Sarah Spelman, daughter 
of Tho. and Sarah Spelman. 

Feb. 6th, 1747-8. — Ann Guernsey, daughter of Lieut. Eben. 
and Ehoda Guernsey. 

Feb. 28th, 1747-8. — Aaron Eight, son of John and Lucy Eight ; 
Isaac Newton, son of John and Mary Newton ; Sarah Norton, 
daughter of Jonathan and Euth Norton ; Mary Ball, daughter of 
David and Eliz. Ball. 

Aug. 23d, 1747. — John Wheeler, son of Joseph and "Prudence 
Wheeler. 

Aug. 30th, 1747. — Moses Camp, son of Abraham and Martha 
Camp. 

Sept. 6th, 1747. — John Griswold, son of Samuel and Hannah 
Griswold of Black Eock. 

Sept. 20th, 1747. — Esther Fowler, daughter of David and 
Fowler. 

Oct. 18th, 1747.— Samuel Fairchild, son of Samuel and Phebe 
Fairchild, and Abigail Bates, daughter of Samuel and Abigail 
Bates. 

Oct. 25th, 1747. — John Coe, son of John and Anna Coe. 

Nov. 22d, 1747. — Sarah Ingham, daughter of Joseph and 
Abigail ; and Eachel Tibbals, daughter of Joseph and Esther 
Tibbals. 

Nov. 29th, 1747. — Stephen Austin, son of Elias and Eunice 
Austin ; and Dorothy Austin, daughter of Moses and Hannah 
Austin. 

Jan. 24th, 1747-8. — Joseph Parsons, son of Samuel and Eliz- 
abeth Parsons. 

Nov. 6th, 1747. — Eobert Stowe, son of Sumner and Sarah 
Stowe. 

Dec. 4th, 1748. — Phinehas Wild, son of Daniel and Elizabeth 
Wild; and on ye same day, Ephraim Norton, and Mary, his 
wife, owned ye cov. 

Dec. 11th, 1748. — Seth Doney, son of James and Jane Doney ; 
and Charles Norton, son of Ephraim and Mary Norton. 

Dec. 18th, 1748. — Henry Crane, son of Serj. Henry and Mer- 
cey Crane. 



REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY's RECORD. 289 

Jan. 8th, 1748-9. — Mehitabel Seward, daughter of Ephraim 
and Abigail Seward. 

Jan. 22d, 1748-9. — Ebenezer Curtis, son of David Curtis and 
his wife; on ye same day, Brotherton Seward and Sarah, his 
wife, made confession of their sin of fornication, had remission, 
and owned ye covenant. 

Feb. 12th, 1748-9. — Martha Squire, daughter of Josiah and 
Sarah Squire. 

Feb. 19th, 1748-9.— Job Merwin, son of Miles and Mary 
Merwin ; and Phebe Griswold, daughter of Dan. Griswold and 
his wife. 

March 9th, 1748-9. — Joseph Coe, son of Josiah Coe and his 
wife ; and Ann Seward, daughter of Brotherton and Sarah Seward. 

Apr. 16th, 1749. — John Norton, son of John Norton, 3d. 

Apr. ult., 1749. — Eeuben Baldwin, son of Ezra and Euth 
Baldwin. 

June 4th, 1749. — Israel Merwin, son of Daniel and Mary 
Merwin. 

June 11th, 1749. — Stephen Norton and Abigail, his wife, 
owned ye covenant. 

June 25th, 1749. — Mary Meeker, daughter of Nathaniel and 
Tamar Meeker, was baptized. 

July 2d, 1749. — Stephen Hickox, son of Stephen and Lydia 
Hickox ; and Medad Norton, son of Stephen and Abigail 
Norton. 

July 9th, 1749. — Elizabeth Picket, daughter of John and 
Eliz. Picket. 

July 16th, 1749. — Phillis, Negro child of Stephen and Patience 
Bates. 

July 23d, 1749. — Aaron Alvord, son of Aaron and Mehitabel 
Alvord, were baptized ; and Mercy Coe, daughter of John and 
Anna Coe. 

July 30th, 1749. — Phinehas Bates, son of Stephen and Lois 
Bates ; and Abigail Hull, daughter of Cornelious and Abigail 
Hull. 

Aug. 6th, 1749. — Sarah Stowe, the wife of Sumner Stowe. 

Aug. 6th. — Daniel Picket, son of Samuel and Hephzibah 
Picket, was baptized ; and Jesse, the Negro child of Ephraim 
and Hannah Coe. 

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290 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Aug. 20th, 1749. — Jerushah Parmalee, daughter of Joel and 
Khoda Parmalee. 

Sept. 10th, 1749. — Eachel Wells, daughter of Serj. Jonathan 
and Mary "Wells. 

Nov. 5th, 1749. — Enoch Henman, son of Zechariah and 

Henman ; and Aaron Norton, son of Isaac and Norton ; 

and Elizabeth Lyman, daughter of Noah and Sarah Lyman ; 

and Hannah Hickox, daughter of Samuel and Hickox ; 

and Martha Newton, daughter of Abner and Huldah Newton ; 
all these, on ye same day. 

Nov. 12th, 1749. — Mary Francis, daughter of James Francis. 

Dec. 3d, 1749. — Elnathan Tibbals, son of Joseph and Esther 
Tibbals ; and Abraham Scranton, son of Abraham and Beulah 
Scranton. 

Dec. 10th, 1749.— Martha Austin, daughter of Elias and Eu- 
nice Austin. 

Dec. 17th, 1749. — Euth Crane, daughter of Sergeant Silas 
Crane and Mercey, his wife. 

Dec. 24th, 1749. — Daniel Stephens, son of Allen and Hannah 
Stevens ; and Joseph Hull, son of Joseph and Cybil Hull ; and 
Eosanna Coe, daughter of Simeon and Anna Coe ; and Thank- 
ful, daughter of Cuff and Kate, Negro. 

Dec. ult., 1749. — Deborah, daughter of Cambridge and his 
wife, Capt. Sutlief 's Negro servant. 

Jan. 7th, 1749-50. — Thomas Tibbals and his wife, owned ye 
covenant. 

Jan 21st, 1749-50.— Eachel Fairchild, daughter of Sam'l and 
Phebe Fairchild. 

Jan. 21st, 1749-50. — Sarah Jolmes, daughter of John Johnes 
and his wife ; and Hannah Weld, daughter of Daniel and Eliza- 
beth Weld. 

Feb. 4th, 1749-50.— Israel Goddard, son of Israel and Ann 
Goddard. 

Feb. 10th, 1749-50.— Abel Lyman, son of Serjeant Thomas 
and Ann Lyman. 

Feb. 11th, 1749-50.— Stephen Tibbals, son of Thomas Tibbals 
and his wife. 

March 4th, 1749-50. — Abij ah Curtis, son of John Curtis ; and 
the same day, David Bates, son of John and Elizabeth Bates ; 



REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 291 

this child was taken with convulsions at noon, on the day 
it was to be brought forth to baptism, and I went up after meet- 
ing and baptized privately, i. e., in Bates' house, a number 
being present. 

March, 11th, 1749-50. — Statira, daughter of Benjamin and 
Sarah Wells. 

March 18th, 1749-50.— Abel Tibbals, son of Abner and Sa- 
rah Tibbals ; I baptized this child privately, by reason of a 
swelling on ye head which endangered it. 

March 25th, 1750. — John Hawley, son of John Hawley and 
wife ; and Abigail Squire, daughter of Samuel and Sarah 
Squire ; the same day, Joseph Hickox and his wife owned ye 
covenant. 

Apr. 1st, 1750. — Thomas Canfield, son of John Canfield and 
his wife. 

Apr. 8th, 1750. — David Rockwell, son of Ezra and Jemima 
Rockwell. 

May 13th, 1750. — Phebe Norton, daughter of Jonathan and 
Ruth Norton. 

May 20th, 1750. — William Griswold, son of Daniel Griswold 

and wife ; and David Curtis, son of Curtis and his wife ; 

and Anne Camp, daughter of Israel and Ann Camp ; these three 
in a day. 

May 27th, 1750. — Martha Hickox, daughter of Joseph Hickox 
and his wife. 

June 24th, 1750. — Moses Bates, son of Samuel Bates, born 
after the death of his father. 

June 24th, 1750. — Samuel Ely, son of Samuel Ely and Jeru- 
sha, his wife. % 

July 8th, 1750. — Daniel Bates, son of James and Mary Bates, 
and Lois Strong daughter of Thomas and Phebe Strong. 

July 29th, 1750. — Stephen Bates, with Mindwell, his wife, 
owned ye covenent ; the same day, John Newton, son of John 
and Mary Newton, was baptized. 

Aug. 5th, 1750.— Elizabeth Bates, daughter of Stephen and 
Mindwell Bates, was baptized. 

Sept. 23d, 1750. — Charles Seward, son of Ephraim and Abi- 
gail Seward; and Gideon Canfield, son of Gideon and Ann 



292 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Oanfield ; and the same day, Joel Norton, son of Benjamin and 
Eli/. Norton. 

Oct. 28th, 1750. — Ithamar Parsons, son of Ithamarand Sarah 
Parsons ; and Rachel Doney, daughter of James and Jane 
Doney. 

Nov. 11th, 1750. — Joseph Tibbals, son of James Tibbals and 
his wife ; Ezra Shelden, son of Moses and Eliz. Shelden ; and 
Abiathar Robinson, son of Daniel and Abigail Robinson ; and 
Katharine Alverd, daughter of Aaron and Mabel Alverd. 

Nov. 25th, 1750. — Clement Squire, son of Josiah and Sarah 
Squire. 

Dec. 2d, 1750. — Sarah Graves, daughter of Samuel Graves 
and his wife. 

Feb. 3d, 1750-1. — Rhoda Coe, daughter of Josiah Coe and 
his wife. 

March 17th, 1750-1. — Samuel Fenn Parsons, son of Samuel 
and Mary Parsons. 

March 17th, 1750-1. — Mehetabel Parsons, daughter of Sam- 
uel and Eliz. Parsons ; and Ruth Hull, daughter of Jehiel and 
Ruth Hull. 

Apr. 21st, 1751. — Moses Parmalee, son of Hezekiah Parmalee 
and his wife. 

May 26th, 1751. — Hannah Norton, daughter of Thomas Nor- 
ton and his wife. 

June 23d, 1751. — Elizabeth Norton, daughter of Ephraim and 
Mary Norton. 

June ult, 1751. — Aaron Norton, son of John Norton, ye 3d, 
and his wife ; and Joseph Snow, son of Abner Snow, and his 
wife. a 

July 14th, 1751.— Sybil Hail, wife of Elisha Hail, owned ye 
covenant. 

Aug. 11th, 1751.- — Enos Crane, son of Henry and Mercy 
Crane. 

Sept. 8th, 1751.— Linus Bates, son of Stephen Bates, Jun., 
and his wife. 

Sept. 15th, 1751.-<>-01iver Coe, son of John and Ann Coe. 
Sept. 22d, 1751. — Thomas Wheeler, son of Joseph and Pru- 
dence Wheeler ; and Curtis Hail, son of Elisha and Sybil Hail ; 
and Hannah Merwin, daughter of Daniel and Mary Merwin; 



REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 293 

on ye same day, Lemuel and Hannah Hand, owned ye cove- 
nant. 

Sept. 29th, 1751. — Mehitabel Wells, daughter of Jonathan 
and Mary Wells ; and Abraham Austin, son of Moses and Han- 
nah Austin. 

Oct. 13th, 1751. — Daniel Sumner Stowe, son of Sumner and 
Sarah Stowe ; on ye same day, Eliakim Strong, son of Eliakim 
and Hannah Strong. 

Oct. 20th, 1751. — Abraham Hand, son of Lemuel and Han- 
nah Hand; and Anne Goddard, daughter of Israel and Ann 
Goddard ; on ye same day, Peter, Negro servant of Mr. Tal- 
cott, was baptized, and by baptism, received into full com- 
munion. 

Oct. 27th, 1751. — Joseph Sothern and his wife, owned ye 
covenant ; and John Canneld, son of John Canfield and his wife, 
was baptized ; and ye same day, Huldah Newton, daughter of 
Abner and Huldah Newton. 

Nov. 3rd, 1751. — David Scranton, son of Abraham and Beu- 
lah Scranton ; and Samuel Tibbals, son of Thomas Tibbals and 
his wife. 

Nov. 17th, 1751. — David Johnson, Jun., and his wife, owned 
ye covenant ; on ye same day, Helen Curtis, daughter of David 
Curtis and his wife, was baptized. 

Dec. 1st, 1751 — James Hickox, son of Joseph Hickox and 
his wife ; and Euth Sothern, daughter of Joseph and Mary 
Sothern. 

Dec. 8th, 1751. — Phinehas Jones, son of John Jones, and his 
wife. 

Dec. 15th, 1751. — Thomas Johnson, son of David Johnson 
and Jerushah his wife. 

Dec. 29th, 1751.— Eber Tibbals, son of Abner and Sarah 
Tibbals. 

Jan. 14th, 1751-2. — Sam Hull, son of Cornelius and Abigail 
Hull, whom I baptized privately, being sick. 

Feb. 2d, 1751-2. — Elijah Austin, son of Elias and Eunice 
Austin ; and Ehoda Parmalee, daughter of Joel and Ehoda Par- 
malee. 

Feb. 9th, 1751-2.— Mary Picket, daughter of John and Eliz- 
abeth Picket. 



294 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Feb. 16th, 1751-2. — Samuel Benjamin and his wife owned ye 
covenant, and Asher the son, was baptized ; and Eosanna Fran- 
cis, daughter of James Francis and his wife. 

March 1st, 1751-2. — Frederick Crane, son Serjeant Silas and 
Mercy Crane. 

March 22d, 1751-2. — Edmund Fairchild, son of Samuel and 
Phebe Fairchild ; and Ruth Baldwin, daughter of Ezra and Ruth 
Baldwin ; and Sarah Weld, daughter of Samuel and Eliz. Weld, 
all on ye same day. 

Apr. 12th, 1752. — Samuel Hickox, son of Samuel Hickox and 
his wife ; and Moses Shelden, son of Moses and Eliz. Shelden ; 
and Sybill Hull, daughter of Joseph and Sybill Hull ; and Mary 
Griswold, ye daughter of Daniel Griswold and his wife, all these 
four in a day. 

Apr. 19th, 1752. — Samuel, Timothy, Rebeckah, Asher and Ra- 
chel, the children of Samuel Seward, deceased. 

Apr. 26th, 1752. — Lucy Alverd, daughter of Aaron and Me- 
hctabel Alverd ; Elizabeth Bates, daughter of John Bates and his 
wife ; and Phebe Picket, daughter of Samuel and Hephzibah 
Picket. 

Oct. 23d, 1753. — Mary Shelden, daughter of Moses and Eliza- 
beth Shelden ; John, son of Timothy Hall and his wife ; Martha, 
daughter of James and Eleanor Picket ; and Hannah Camp, 
daughter of Job and Rachel Camp. 

Oct. 30th, 1753. — Charles Parmalee, son of Hezekiah Parma- 
lee and his wife. 

Nov. 11th, 1753. — Wilson Cook, and Mary his wife, with John 
Smith and his wife owned ye covenant, and Lewis, yr son was 
baptized. 

Nov. 25th, 1753. — Enos Scranton, son of Abraham and Beu- 
lah Scranton. 

Dec. 2d, 1753.— Phebe Griswold, daughter of Jeremy and 
Bathsheba Griswold ; and Mary Cook, daughter of Wilson and 
Mary Cook. 

Dec. 9th, 1753. — David Grave and his wife owned ye cove- 
nant ; and John, the son of James and Jane Dony, was baptized 
on ye same day. 

Jan. 6th, 175-4. — Hannah, daughter of Abner Snow and his 
wife, was baptized. 

Jan. 13th, 1754. — Thomas Tibbals, son of Thomas Tibbals and 



REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY's RECORD. 295 

his wife ; Timothy Grave, son of David Grave and his wife ; Jo- 
seph Brooks, son of Charles Brooks and his wife ; and Lois Bates, 
daughter of Stephen Bates and his wife. 

Jan. 27th, 1754. — Jonathan Wells, son of Jonathan and Mary 
Wells. 

Jan. 27th, 1754. — Hannah, daughter of Jehial Hull and his 
wife. 

Feb. 3d, 1754. — Archibald Austin, son of Elias and Eunice 
Austin ; Ann Norton, daughter of John Norton and his wife ; 
and Amy Newton, daughter of Abner and Huldah Newton. 

Feb. 24th, 1754. — Esther Hand, daughter of Lemuel Hand 
and his wife. 

March 10th, 1754. — Abiather Newton, son of Burwell and 
Eunice Newton. 

March 17th, 1754. — Rosanna Parmalee, daughter of Joel and 
Rhoda Parmalee ; and Edith, daughter of John Bates and his 
wife ; and Abigail, daughter of John and his wife. 

March 24th, 1754. — Nathaniel Hickox, son of Sam'l Hickox 
and his wife ; Rhoda Bishop, daughter of William and Patience 
Bishop ; and Huldah Camp, daughter of Israel and Annie Camp. 

April 14th, 1754. — Joseph Sothern, son of Joseph and Mary 
Sothern. 

May 5th, 1754. — Charles Squire and his wife owned ye cove- 
nant. 

May 12th, 1754. — George Fairchild, son of John and Rhoda 
Fairchild was baptized. 

May 26th, 1754. — James Tibbals, sort of James Tibbals and 
his wife ; and James Francis, son of Thomas Francis and his 
wife. 

June 2d, 1754. — Daniel Bishop, son of Abraham and Mabel 
Bishop ; and Elizabeth Weld, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth 
Weld. 

June 16th. — Thaddeus Austin, son of Moses and Hannah 
Austin ; and Sarah Tibbals, daughter of Abner and Sarah Tib- 
bals ; John Sutlief owned the covenant. 

June 30th, 1754. — Dan. Canfield, son of Gideon and Ann 
Canfield. 

June 7th, 1754. — MehetabeJ Hull, daughter of Joseph and 
Sybil Hull. 



296 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Phobe, daughter of Elislia and Sybel Hail ; and Sarah, daugh- 
ter of John Sutlief, Jun. 

June 14th, 1754. — Kaclicl G ilium, daughter of Benj. and Eliz- 
abeth Gillum. 

June 25th, 1754. — John Picket, son of John and Eliz. Picket; 
and Abigail Norton, daughter of Stephen and Abigail Norton. 

Aug. 20th, 1754. — Jemima Kockwell, daughter of Ezra and 
Jemima Rockwell. 

Sept. 1st, 1754. — Abiather Fowler, son of David Fowler and 
his wife. 

Sept. 8th, 1754. — Mary Squire, daughter of Charles and Mary 
Squire. 

Sept. 22d, 1754. — Nathan Crane, son of Serj. Silas and Mercy 
Crane. 

Sept. 22d, 1754. — Hezekiah Francis, son of James Francis and 
his wife. 

Oct. 27th. — Thankful, negro child, the daughter of Cambridge, 
Capt. Sutlief 's negro servant. 

Nov. 3d, 1754. — David Spelman, son of John Spelman and 
his wife of Bedford ; and Ebenezer Robinson, son of James and 
Amy Robinson ; and Phebe Strong, daughter of Thomas and 
Phebe Strong. 

Nov. 10th, 1754. — Rebecca Rossetter, daughter of Rowland 
and Mary Rossetter. Mary Rossetter owned the covenant on ye 
same day. David Seaward and his wife owned the cov. 

Nov. 17th. — Timothy, son of David Johnson, Jun. and his 
wife. 

Nov. 24th, 1754. — Iluldah Right, daughter of Joseph and 
Helen Right. 

Dec. 1st, 1754. — Gideon Warner, son of Gideon and Mary 
Warner. 

Dec. 8th, 1754. — Daniel Smith, son of Daniel Smith and his 
wife ; and Lucy Rossetter, daughter of Rowland and Mary Ros- 
setter. 

Jan. 12th, 1755. — Hannah Curtis, the daughter of John and 
Dinah Curtis. 

Feb. 9th, 1755. — Anne Hull, daughter of Cornelius and Abi- 
gail Hull. 

Feb. 16th, 1755. — Simeon Coe, son of Simeon and Ann Coe ; 
and Elnathan Seward, son of Jared Seward and his wife. 



REV. NATHANIEL CHATJNCEY'S RECORD. 297 

Feb. 16th, 1755. — Phinehas Spelman and his wife made con- 
fession. 

Feb. 23d, 1755.— Samuel Ely, son of Dr. Samuel Ely and Je- 
rusha bis wife ; and Aaron Camp, son of Job and Rachel Camp. 
March 23d, 1755. — James Picket, son of Samuel and Hepzi- 
bah Picket. 

March 30th, 1755. — Comfort Newton, daughter of John and 
Mary Newton ; and Hannah Spelman, daughter of Phinehas and 
Eliz. Spelman. 

Apr. 6th, 1755. — John Eight, son of John and Lucy Right his 
wife ; and Catherine Coe, daughter of John and Ann Coe. 

Apr. 13th, 1755. — Joel Fairchild, son of Samuel and Phebe 
Fairchild; and Joseph Grave, son of Samuel and his wife ; and 
Rhoda Robinson, daughter of Dan. and Abigail Robinson. 

Aj)r. 20th, 1755. — Stephen Seward, son of Brotherton and 
Abigail Seward ; and Naomi Parsons, daughter of Serj. Ithamar 
and Sarah Parsons ; the child was baptized privately. 

May 11th, 1755. — John Strong, son of Eliakim and II. Strong, 
his wife ; and Ashcr Wright, son of Daniel Wright. 

May 18th, 1755. — Samuel Crittenden and Sarah his wife, owned 
ye covenant. 

May 18th, 1755. — Elnathan and Elizabeth Norton, twin chil- 
dren of Benjamin and Eliz. Norton were baptized ; and Sarah 
Curtis, daughter of David Curtis and his wile 

May 25th, 1755. — Amy Alverd, daughter of Aaron and Me- 
hetabel Alverd ; and Mary Merwin, daughter of Miles and Mary 
Merwin. 
June 15th, 1755. — Phinehas Robinson and his wife owned the 
| covenant. 

June 29th, 1755. — Mary Bates, daughter of James and Mary 
| Bates. 

July 13th, 1755. — Thomas Cooke, Jun. and his wile owned 
the covenant. 

July 27th, 1755. — Josiah Parsons, son of Samuel and Mary 
j Parsons ; and Phebe, daughter of Charles Brooks and his wife. 

Aug. 17th, 1755.— Ruth Robinson, daughter of Phinehas and 
Susannah Robinson. 

Aug. 24th, 1755. — Benjamin Sutlief, son of Scrgn't John and 

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298 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Sarah Sutlicf ; and Hannah Cook, daughter of Thomas Cook, 
Jun. and his wife. 

Aug. 31st. — Lemuel Bates, son of Stephen and Mindwell Bates. 

Sept. 14th, 1755.— Ithamar Coe, son of Aaron and Phebe 
Coe. 

Sept. 28th, 1755. — Miles Coe, son of Josiah Coe and his wife ; 
and Samuel Crittenden, son of Samuel and Sarah Crittenden. 

Sept. ult., 1755. — Ehoda Hickox, daughter of Joseph Hickox 
and his wife. 

Oct. 19th, 1755.— Ebenezer Tibbals, son of Eben. Tibbals and 
Submit Tibbals. 

Oct. 26th, 1755. — Zipporah Norton, daughter of Isaac Nor- 
ton and his wife ; and Abigail Cook, daughter of Wilson and 
Mary Cook. 

1755, Nov. 9th.— David Grave. 



These following were baptized after Mr. Chauncey's death, 
and before the next settlement : 

Feb. 8th, 1756. — Cyrus, son of Abner Newton ; Stephen, son 
of John Newton ; grand-son of John Sutlief ; John, son of Abra- 
ham Bishop ; Phebe, daughter of Stephen Bates, Jim. 

Feb. 15th.— Walker, son of Tim. Hall. 

Mar. 24th. — A daughter of Daniel Weld. 

May 2d. — Benjamin, son of Joseph Ingham ; Eachel, daugh- 
ter of Joel Parmalee ; Prudence, daughter of Sumner Stowe ; . 
Lucy, daughter of Merwin More. 

May 16th. — Anne, daughter of Isaac Bartlet; Abner, son of 
Abner Tibbalds ; Hamlet, son of John Fairchild ; Concurrence, 
daughter of Joseph Southworth. 

July.— Elizabeth, daughter of Ens. Sam. Parsons. 

Aug. 15th. — Asher, son of Samuel Yinton ; Khoda, daughter 
of Israel Camp ; Jeremiah, son of Jeremiah Griswold ; Eosan- 
nah, daughter of William Bishop. 

Nov. 14th. — Nathan, son of Lemuel Hand. 

Nov. 14th. — Mindwell, daughter of Ephraim Norton ; Jerusha, 
daughter of David Johnson. 



rev. elizuk Goodrich's record. 299 



REV. ELIZUR GOODRICH S RECORD. 

A Eecord of Persons admitted to full Communion in the 
Church, of Christ, at Durham, beginning with the ministry of 
Elizur G-oodrich, Pastor, Nov. 24th, 1756. 

Dec. 19th, 1756. — James Doney ; Lemuel Gurnsey and Euth 
Gurnsey, his wife ; removed — Elihu Norton and Dinah Norton, 
his wife ; Samuel Camp and Phebe Camp, his wife. 

Jan. 9th, 1757. — Samuel Squire and his wife, Anne Squire. 

Jan. 16th, 1757. — Hazael Hinman and his wife, Anne Hin- 
man ; Lucretia, wife of Silas Crane, Jim. 

Feb. 6th, 1757.— Abiel Baldwin. 

Feb. 27th, 1757.— James Eobinson. 

March 13th, 1757. — Brotherton Seaward ; Mehetabel, wife 
of Abiel Baldwin ; Mary, daughter of Isaac Norton. 

Feb. 6th, 1757. — Lois, wife of Eoswel Graves; Mercy, wife 
of Hezekiah Parmalee, by a Eecommendation from the Church 
in Kensington, dated Dec. 10th, 1756. 

Aug. 10th, 1757. — Anne, daughter of Samuel Griswold. 

Sept. 11th, 1757. — Mindwell, wife of Stephen Bates ; Euth, 
wife of Jehiel Hull. 

Sept. 25th, 1757. — David Parsons, admitted. 

Oct. 30th, 1757. — Daniel Weld, and his wife, by a Letter of 
Eecommendation from the Church in Long Meadow, dated Oct. 
10th, 1757 ; Catherine, wife of Capt. James Wadsworth ; Sam- 
uel Sutleif and his wife, Eunice. 

Nov. 21st, 1757.— Sarah, wife of Timothy Hall. 

Jan. 29th, 1758. — Joseph Ingham, admitted ; and Susannah, 
wife of Isaac Barlet, Jun. ; Isaac Barlet, Sen., by a Eecommen- 
dation from the Church of Haddam, dated July. 

Feb. 5th. — Elah, son of Nathan Camp ; Ozias, son of Nathan 
Camp ; Adah, daughter of Nathan Camp. 

March. — Hannah, wife of Ozias Camp. 

May 7th. — Phebe, daughter of Henry Crane. 

June 4th. — Ann, wife of Thomas Canfield, by a Eecommen- 



300 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

dation from the 1st Church in Middletown ; Benjamin Picket ; 
Phebe Baldwin; Esther Crittenden; Mary Brown, admitted. 
July 23d. — Sarah Fowler, admitted. 

Sept. 3d, 1758. — David Camp; admitted, — Jemima, wife of 
Ezra Rockwel ; Mary, wife of Miles Merwin ; Lydia, wife of 
Daniel Smith ; Esther, wife of John Wadsworth ; Rhoda, daugh- 
ter of Ens. Hezekiah Talcot; Ebenezer Grurnsey, by a Recom- 
mendation from the First Church in Springfield. 
Oct. 15th. — Katherine Chauncey ; Margery Butler. 
Oct. 29th. — Mary, wife of Joseph Southworth. 
Nov. 26th. — Ezra Baldwin, son of Dea. Baldwin. 
Jan. 7th, 1759. — Ephraim Coe, Jun., and Ann, his wife, by a 
Recommendation from the Church in Middlefield. 
Feb. 4th. — Jesse Austin and Elizabeth, his wife. 
Feb. 4th. — Lucy Richardson; Sarah Brown, by baptism. 
March 25th. — Anne, wife of Caleb Fowler, admitted. 
June 10th. — Simeon Parsons and Eunice, his wife, admitted. 
July 15th. — Sarah, wife of James Hinman, admitted. 
Auo\ 26th. — Elizabeth, wife of Phineas Spelman, admitted. 
Sept. 23d. — Capt. Joseph Barlet and Mindwell, his wife, were 
received by a Letter of Recommendation from the First Church 
in Guilford, dated 11th inst. 

March 16th, 1760. — Elnathan Camp and Eunice, his wife; 
Elizabeth, wife of Lieut. Elnathan Chauncey, by a Recommen- 
dation from the Church in Saybrook. 

Apr. 13th. — Noah Parsons, son of Ensign Samuel Parsons ; 
Mary, wife of John Norton, of N. Chh., Killingworth. 

June. — Abigail, wife of Samuel Seaward, recommended from 
the Church in N. Killingworth. 

Apr. 5th, 1761. — Hannah, wife of Josiah Coe ; Jerusha, wife 
of David Johnson, Jun. 

May 3d. — Stephen Norton ; and Prudence, wife of Abel 
Coe. 
May 10th. — Sarah Picket, admitted. 
May 24th. — Noah Baldwin and Mehetabel, his wife. 
June 21st. — Elizabeth, wife of Jonah Frisbee. 
Oct. 25th. — Mary, wife of Jared Seaward. 
Jan. 17th, 1762. — Samuel Parsons, Jun., and Mary, his wife; 
Moses Seaward, and Sarah, his wife. 



rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 301 

Feb. 7th. — Nathan Curtis and Anna, his wife. 

Aug. 8th. — Sarah, wife of Jeremiah Griswold. 

Sept. 5th. — Freelove, wife of Gideon Warner, recommended 
from Mr. Bells. 

Jan. 2d, 1763. — Ensign Daniel Hall and Joanna, his wife, re- 
commended from the Church of North Guilford. 

Jan. 16th. — Jesse Cook and Ruth, his wife. 

Apr. 17th, 1763. — Mary Coe, daughter of Ephraim Coe. 

June 26th. — Daniel Dimock, admitted, and some time after, 
Thankful, his wife. 

Oct. 16th. — Rose, negro servant of Lieut. John Camp, was 
admitted by baptism. 

Apr. 21, 1764. — Phebe, negro servant of Ensign Simeon Par- 
sons, by baptism. 

May 20th. — Judah Howd and Naomi, his wife, by a Recom- 
mendation from Mr. Williams, of Northford ; also Hannah, wife 
of Thomas Cook, by letter from Mr. Huntington, of Middle- 
town. 

Sept. 30th. — Samuel Johnson, admitted. 

May 12th, 1765. — Israel Wheadon, admitted. 

Nov. 3d, 1765. — Hannah Stevens, admitted. 

Dec. 8th, 1765. — John Johnson, admitted. 

Apr. 11, 1766.— Mary Brown, admitted by baptism. 

Aug. 10th, 1766. — Charles Chauncey, Sarah Chauncey, and 
Elizabeth Camp, admitted. 

Sept. 7th, 1766. — James Bates, Jun., and Anne, his wife, were 
admitted to full communion. 

Sept. 21st. — Joseph Wright, Jun., admitted. 

Oct. 5th, 1766. — Lucy Rose, by baptism. 

Oct. 26th, 1766. — Daniel Meeker and Mary, his wife, ad- 
mitted. 

Nov. 16th, 1766.— Desire Squier, admitted. 

June 21st, 1767. — Mary, wife of Robert Crane, admitted. 

Apr. 1768. — Hannah, the wife of Lemuel Hand, by Recom- 
mendation from the Chh. in Branford. 

March 27th, 1768. — -Joseph Camp, admitted. 

June 26th, 1768. — Elias Camp and Ruth his wife, by Recom- 
mendation from 1st Chh. in Middletown ; Admitted — Heth Camp 
and Mary his wife ; Elah Crane and Mehetabel his wife. 



302 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Dec. 4th, 1768. — Miles Merwin, Jun. and Mary his wife ; Da- 
vid Talcot and Anne his wife. 

Jan. 1st, 1769. — Samuel Dane Cook and Rebecca his wife, ad- 
mitted to Communion. 

Jan. 29th, 1769. — Widow Mary Hubbard, admitted. 
March 26th. — Mary, wife of Jesse Atwell, admitted. 
Apr. 16th. — William Bishop, and Patience his wife ; and Eu- 
nice, wife of John Camp, Jun., admitted. 
June 11th. — Hannah Hickox, admitted. 
Aug. 13.— Susanna, wife of Thomas Francis. 
Oct. 15th, 1769. — Phebe, wife of Timothy Coe, admitted. 

Jan. 14th, 1770. , wife of Samuel Parsons, Jun. by 

Recommendation from the Church of Christ in Kensington. 

Mar. 4th. — Sharp and Phillis, negro servants of Mr. Elah 
Camp. Sharp, by baptism. 

Apr. 29th, 1770. — Samuel Bowman Wetmore and Anne, his 
wife, were admitted. 

May 27th, 1770. — Elihu Atkins, admitted. 
Aug. 5th, 1770. — Daniel Merwin and Rebecca his wife. 
Sept. 9th, 1770. — John Jones, admitted. 

Nov. 18th, 1770. — Rebecca, wife of Timothy Stowe, admitted. 
June 2d, 1771. — Dolphia, negro servant of Lieut. Samuel Par- 
sons ; and Zillah, wife of Dolphin, negro servant of Ephraim Coe, 
admitted on baptism. 

July . — Hannah, wife of Capt. William Warner. 

Aug. 18th. — Samuel Hart, and Bridget his wife ; Eliphaz Par- 
malee, and Anne his wife. 

Sept. 1st. — Daniel Hall, 3d, and Elizabeth, his wife. 
Feb. 16th, 1772. — David Curtiss, Jun. and Prudence, his wife. 
Feb. 23d, 1772. — Moses Bates and Martha, his wife. 
Aug. 2d, 1772. — James Hinman and Abigail, his wife. 
Aug. 3d, 1772. — Samuel Parsons and Martha, his wife. 
Oct. 18th, 1772. — Anne, wife of William Burnt, and Ruth 
Wadsworth, admitted. 

Nov. 15th, 1772. — Josiah Squier and Betty, his wife. 
Dec. 13th, 1772. — Joseph Chedsey recommended from the 
Church in North Guilford ; Abraham Hand and Ruth, his wife. 
Jan. 31st, 1773. — Timothy Stowe, admitted. 
March 21st — Phineas Jones, admitted. 



rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 303 

Apr. lltli. — Abraham Scranton and Hannah, his wife, admit- 
ted. 

May 16th. — Thomas Stevens and Mary, his wife. 

Dec. 12th. — David Squire and Huldah, his wife ; Nathan Bris- 
tol and Hannah, his wife. 

Feb. 27th, 1774. — Reuben Baldwin and Abigail, wife of John 
Johnson, 2d, admitted. 

Apr. 24th, 1774. — Ithamar Parsons, Jun. and Mehetabel, his 
wife; also, Rachel, wife of Nathan Seaward, admitted. 

June 19th, 1774. — William Bishop, Jun. and his wife. 

Sept. 25th, 1774. — Noah Merwin and Lemuel Parsons were 
admitted. 

April 2d, 1775. — Henry Crane and Jerusha, his wife. 

1776. — Dan. Canfield and Comfort, his wife ; Huldah, wife of 
Gurdon Hull ; James Hickox, and his wife Rhoda ; Widow 
Mary Rossetter ; Morris Coe and Lucy, his wife ; Abigail, wife 
of John Johnson ; Remembran, wife of Eliakim Strong, Jun. ; 
Hannah, wife of Medad Strong ; Thomas Lyman and Rachel 
Lyman. 

1777. , wife of Levi Parmalee, recommended ; Col. 

James Arnold and Tabiatha, his wife ; Rosanna and Rachel Par- 
malee. 

1778. — Abijah Curtiss and Ann, his wife ; Dan. Parmalee and 
his wife. 

1779. — Joseph Parsons and Merccy, his wife ; Katharine, wife 
of Rev. Lemuel Parsons. 

1780.— Timothy Dunn, Jun. and Lucy, his wife 

1781. — Charles Parmalee and his wife ; Lois, wife of John N. 
Wadsworth, Jun. ; Gloriana Austin, Huldah Camp. 

1782. — David Scranton and Phebe, his wife ; Hannah Curtiss ; 
wife of Jacob Cornwell ; Martha, wife of John Fairchild, by rec- 
ommendation. 

1782. — Dec. Richard Spelman and Rhoda, his wife ; Sarah 
Camp. 

Jan. 1783. — Reuben Rose Fowler and Anne Fowler. 

March. — Sarah Coe. 



304 HISTORY OF DURHAM 



A RECORD OF THOSE WHO OWN AND ACKNOWL- 
EDGE THEIR BAPTISMAL COVENANT. 

Elizur Goodrich, Pastor. 

Dec. 26th, 1756. — Roswel Graves and Lois, his wife. 
Jan. 9th, 1757. — Oliver Bates and Lois, his wife ; Sarah, wife 
of William Carr ; Mehetabel, wife of Timothy Dunn. 
Jan. 16th. — Jane Lowis. 

Feb. 27th. — William Clarke and his wife, Elizabeth. 
Sept. 11th. — Nathaniel Bishop and his wife, Huldah. 
Feb. 12th, 1758. — Urania, daughter of Lieut. John Camp. 
Apr. 30th, 1758. — John Norton, Jun. and Hannah, his wife. 
Aug. 6th, 1758.— Sarah Torney. 
Oct. 1st. — Margaret, wife of Caleb Carr. 
Jan. 7th, 1759. — Joseph Francis, and Martha, his wife. 
June 3d, 1759. — Abraham Barlet, and Submit, his wife. 
July 22d. — Reuben Bishop and Anne his wife. 
Sept. 2d. — Noah Norton. 

June 21st, 1761. — Phineas Parmalee, and Eunice, his wife, by 
a Recommendation from Mr. Todd, of East Guilford. 
Sept. 20th, 1761. — David Squire, and Huldah, his wife. 
July 11th, 1762. — John Crane, and Abigail, his wife. 
Aug. 8th, 1762.— Samuel Hart owned the Cov. 
Nov. 27th, 1763. — Abiather Squire owned the Covenant. 

Jan. 1764. — Mary, wife of Abiather Squire, owned the 

Covenant. 

July 1764. — Richard and Sarah Lucas ; Recommended by 

Mr. Robbins, Branford. 

March 10th, 1765. — Samuel and Sarah Bates owned their Cov- 
enant. 

Apr. 14th, 1765. — Eunice, wife of John Camp, 3d. 

Feb. 1766. — Beriah Murray, and Mary, his wife. 

July 13th, 1766. — Hezekiah Talcott, and Sarah, his wife. 
Nov. 23d, 1766. — Daniel Hall, Jun. and Ann, his wife. 
May 24th, 1767. — Phineas Camp, and Martha, his wife. 
Oct. 30th, 1768. — Robert Smithson, and Phebe, his wife. 
Dec. 4th, 1768. — Moses Griswold, and Anna, his wife. 
Dec. 11th, 1768. — Jonathan Walkley, and Anne, his wife. 



rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 305 

Jan. 1st, 1769. — Amtrose Field, and Sarah, his wife. 

Jan. 1st, 1769. — Joseph Smith, and Rhoda, his wife. 

July 2d, 1769. — Samuel Barlet, and Abigail, his wife. 

Aug. 13th, 1769. — Asa Chamberlain, and Martha, his wife. 

Sept. 10th, 1769. — Lemuel Moffet, and Ann, wife of Israel 
Goddard. 

Nov. 12th, 1769. — Charles Norton, and Elizabeth, his wife. 

Dec. 3d, 1769. — James Ferguson and Martha Ferguson. 

Jan. 14th, 1770. — Jacob Clark, and Katharine, his wife, owned 
the Covenant. 

Apr. 29th, 1770. — Esther, wife of John Jones, owned the 
Covenant. 

May 13th, 1770. — Jeremiah Butler, and Anna, his wife, owned 
the Covenant. 

Oct. 28th, 1770. — Charles Bishop, and Martha, his wife. 

, 1771. — Timothy Hall, Jun. and Deborah his wife. 

Dec. 12th, 1773. — Noah Lyman, and his wife. 

June — , 1774.— Cornelius Hull, and Mercy, his wife. 

July — , 1774. — Phineas Canfield, and Amy, his wife. 

Dec. 25th, 1774. — Jonathan Squire, and Sarah, his wife." 

Sept. 10th, 1775. — Jerusha, wife of Lemuel Johnson. — 

Sept. 17th, 1775.— Rhoda, wife of William Trench. 

A RECORD OF BAPTISMS. 

Nov. 28th, 1756. — James, son of John and Jones ; John, 

son of Joseph and Sybil Hull ; James, son of James and Amy 
Robinson. 

Dec. 5th, 1756. — Louren, son of James and Jane Doney ; Asa, 
son of Charles and Mehetabel Brooks. 

Dec. 19th, 1756. — Content, daughter of Lemuel and Ruth 
Gurnsey. 

Dec. 26th, 1756. — Ezra, son of Roswel Graves, and Lois, his 
wife. 

Jan. 9th, 1757. — Asher, son of Gideon and Ann Canfield; 
Gad, son of Job and Rachel Camp , Timothy, son of Timo. and 
Mehetabel Dunn; William, son of William and Sarah Carr; 
Lucy, daughter of Oliver and Lois Bates. 

Jan. 16th. — Burwell, son of Burwell and Eunice Newton ; 

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306 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

• 
Nathan, son of Elihu and Dinah Norton; Edmund Adams, son 
of Charles and Mary Squire ; Statyra, daughter of Samuel and 
Phebe Camp ; Elizabeth, (Austin,) daughter of Jane Lewis. 

Jan. 30th. — Nathan, son of James and Sarah Francis ; Anne, 
daughter of Phinehas and Eliz. Spelman. 

Feb. 6th. — Rhoda, daughter of Abiel and Mehetabel Baldwin. 

Feb. 20th. — Anne, daughter of Sam'l and Anne Squire. 

Feb. 27th. — Mehetabel, daughter of Wm. and Eliz. Clarke. 

Mar. 13th. — Samuel, son of Dan'l and Elizabeth Weld ; Levi, 
son of Ab'm Camp, of Middleneld ; Beulah, daughter of Elia- 
kim and Hannah Strong; Catherine, daughter of Rowland and 
Mary Rossetter. 

Mar. 20th, 1757. — Elijah, son of Abel and Prudence Coe; 
Lorraine, daughter of Thos. and Phebe Strong. 

April 10th. — Sarah, daughter of Simeon and Anna Coe ; also 
baptized, privately, Hophni and Phineas, twin children of Elias 
and Eunice Austin, which died soon after. 

Apr. 17th. — Hannah, daughter of Silas an/1 Lucretia Crane. 

Apr. 21th. — Seth, son of Daniel and Lydia Smith ; Sarah, 
daughter of Hazael and Anne Henman. 

May 8th. — Eli, son of John and Mary Norton, B. R. ; John, 
son of John and Dinah Curtiss : Phebe, daughter of Ebenezer 
and Submit Tibbals. 

May 29th. — Elizabeth, daughter of Benjamin G ilium and 
wife. 

July 3d. — Samuel, son of Daniel and Lucy Wright; Dan, son 
of Cambridge and wife, negro servants of Capt. N. Sutlief. 

July 17th. — James, son of Hezekiah and Mercy Parmalee; 
Joseph, son of Joseph and Martha Hickox — by Mr. Stiles of 
N. H. 

Aug. 14th. — Robert, son of James and Mary Bates ; Sarah, 
daughter of Brotherton and Abigail Seaward. 

Aug. 21st. — Rhoda, daughter of Miles and Mary Merwin — by 
Mr. Clarke of . 

Aug. 28th. — Timothy, son of Ezra and Jemima Rockwell. 

Sept. 4th. — Catharine, daughter of Samuel and Mary Par- 
sons. 

Sept. 11th. — Asher, son of Josiah and Sarah Coe ; Ann, 
daughter of Ephraim and Ann Coe, of Middlefield. 



rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 307 

Sept. 18th. — Seth, son of David and Rebecca Parsons. 

Sept. 25th. — Phineas, son of Samuel and Hephzibah Picket ; 
Wilson, son of Wilson and Mary Cook. 

Oct. 23d.— *Ebenezer, son of Samuel Crittenden and wife;" 
Thalmene, son of Nathaniel and Huldah Bishop. 

Nov. 6th. — Aaron, son of Stephen and Mindwel Bates. 

Dec. 4th. — John, son of James and Amy Robinson. 

Dec. 25th, 1757. — Ebenezer, son of Timothy and Sarah Hall ; 

Abigail, daughter of Capt. James and Kath. Wadsworth ; , 

daughter of Marvin Reynold More and wife. 

Jan. 1st, 1758. — Hinsdel, son of Oliver and Lois Bates ; Ben- 
jamin, son of Samuel Graves and wife. 

Jan. 22d. — Elizabeth, daughter of Abraham Bishop. 

Jan. 26th. — Baptized Submit, daughter of John Canfield and 
wife, privately. The child died 29th. 

Feb. 5th. — Lois, daughter of Ozias and Hannah Camp. 

Feb. 12th. — Louisa Fairchild, daughter of Urania Camp. 

Feb. 26th. — Sarah, daughter of Phineas and Susanna Rob- 
inson. 

Mar. 12th. — Ichabod, son of Abraham and Elenor Scranton ; 
Huldah, daughter of Cornelius Hull and wife. 

Apr. 23d.— Giles, son of Giles Millar, of Middlefleld. 

May 7th. — Ashbel, (Bradley,) son of Phebe Crane; Sarah, 
daughter of John Newton and wife. 

May 14th. — Hannah, daughter of John and Hannah Norton. 

June 4th. — Mary Brown, (adult) ; Santon, son of Samuel 
Squire and Anne, his wife. 

June 11th. — Bridgman, son of Lemuel and Ruth Gurnsey ; 
Jonathan, son of Abiel and Mehetabel Baldwin. 

June 18th, 1758. — Roswel, son of Roswel and Lois Graves ; 
Nathan, son of Samuel and Eunice Sutleif — by Mr. Seaward. 

June 25th, 1758. — Hannah, daughter of Jared Seaward and 
wife. 

Aug. 13th. — Joel, son of Joel and Rhoda Parmalee. 

Aug. 20th. — Stephen, son of Abner and Sarah Tibbals — by 
Mr. Ely. 

Sept. 10th. — Nathaniel, son of David and Margery Camp — by 
Mr. Williams. 

Sept. 17th. — Levi, son of Thomas Norton and wife. 



308 .HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Sept. 24th. — Diana, daughter of David and Jerusha Johnson. 

Oct. 1st. — John Noyes, son of John Noyes and Esther Wads- 
worth ; Hannah, daughter of Moses Austin and his wife. 

Oct. 29th. — James, son of John Jones and wife ; Phebe, 
daughter of Charles Brooks and wife ; Nabby (Henman,) daugh- 
ter of Sarah Torry. 

Nov. 12th. — Aaron, son of Ithamar and Sarah Parsons ; Wil- 
liam, son of William and Elizabeth Clark ; Charity, daughter 
of Benjamin and Elizabeth Norton. This child was born after 
its Father's death. Sarah, daughter of Silas and Lucretia 
Crane. 

Nov. 26th. — Justus, son of Charles and Mary Squire. 

Dec. 3d. — Richard, son of Phineas and Eliz. Spelman. 

Dec. 10th. — Rosanna, daughter of Joseph and Mary South- 
worth. 

Dec. 17th. — Rachel, daughter of Job and Rachel Camp ; Da- 
vid, (Meeker,) son of Jane Lewis. 

Dec. 31st. — Enoch, son of Hazael Hinman and Anne, his 
wife ; Ozias, son of Samuel and Phebe Camp. 

Jan. 7th, 1759. — Selah, son of Eliakim Strong and his wife. 

Jan. 28th, 1759. — Sarah, daughter of Joseph and Martha 
Francis. 

Jan. 28th, 1759. — Statyra, daughter of Jehiel and Ruth Hull. 

Feb. 4th, 1759. — Abigail, daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth 
Austin. 

Feb. 11th, 1759. — Lucy Richardson, age, 19; Sarah Brown, 
age, 17 ; Gloriana, daughter of Elias and Eunice Austin. 

Feb. 18th. — Ruth, daughter of Caleb and Margaret Carr. 

Mar. 4th. — Notwithstanding, daughter of Jeremiah Griswold 
and his wife, baptized privately. Died March 5. 

Mar. 11th. — Darius, son of Joseph Hickox and wife, Martha ; 
Sarah, daughter of Robert and Sarah Akins. 

Mar. 18th. — Abigail, daughter of Abraham and Mehetabel 
Bishop. 

Mar. 27th. — Anne, daughter of Daniel Weld and his wife, 
Elizabeth. 

Apr. 8th. — Josiah, son of Joseph and Sybil Hull. 

Apr. 15th. — Katharine, daughter of Thomas and Phebe 
Strong ; Mary, daughter of Burwell and Eunice Newton. 



rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 309 

Apr. 22. — Abigail, daughter of Daniel and Lucy Wright. 

May 6th. — Polycarp, son of Daniel and Lydia Smith ; Sarah, 
daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Gillum. 

May 13th. — Submit, daughter of Ebenezer and Submit Tib- 
bals. 

June 3d.- — Abraham, son of Abraham Barlet and his wife. 

June 10th. — Asher, son of Abner Newton, Jun., and Huldah, 
his wife. 

July 22d. — James and Jonathan, sons, twins, of James and 
Sarah Francis. 

July 29th. — Joseph, son of Elihu Norton and Dinah, his wife; 
Stephen, son of Stephen Bates and Lois, his wife. 

Aug. 5th. — Timothy, son of Gideon Ganfield and Anne, his 
wife ; Phebe, daughter of Cambridge and Cloe, his wife, negro 
servants to Capt. Sutlief. 

Sept. 16th. — Lucy, daughter of John Picket and Elizabeth, 
his wife. 

Sept. 23, 1759. — Experience, daughter of Noah and Experi- 
ence Norton. 

Oct. 7th. — David, son of Samuel Parsons, Jun., and Mary, 
his wife ; Joel, son of Reuben Bishop and Anne, his wife. 

Oct. 21st. — Chauncey, son of Elizur and Katharine Good- 
rich. 

Oct. 28th. — Rejoice, son of Israel and Anne Camp. 

Nov. 11. — Daniel, son of Timothy and Mehetabel Dun. 

Nov. 18th. — Josiah, son of William and Sarah Carr. 

Nov. 25th. — Ruth, daughter of Benjamin and Adah Picket; 
Rebekah, daughter of John and Hannah Norton. 

Jan. 6th, 1760. — Ozias, son of Stephen Norton and wife, 
i Jan. 20th, 1760. — Osee, son of Samuel and Sarah Crittenden ; > 
Katharine, daughter of Capt. James and Ruth Wadsworth. 

Feb. 10th. — Silas, son< of Brotherton and Abigail Seaward. 

Feb. 17th.— Gad, son of Timothy and Sarah Hall. 

Feb. 24th. — Baptized three children at Middleiield. 

Mar. 2d. — Gurnsey, son of Abraham and Eleanor Scranton ; 
Ann, daughter of Stephen and Mindwell Bates ; Rhoda, daugh- 
ter of Lemuel and Ruth Gurnsey. 

Mar. 16th, 1760. — Rebekah, daughter of Ezra and Jemima 
Rockwell. 



310 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Apr. 6tli. — Hannah, (laughter of James and Mary Bates. 

Apr. 27th. — Eunice, daughter of Elnathan and Eunice 
Camp. 

May 4th. — Anne, daughter of Samuel and Anne Squire. 

May 11th. — Charles, son of Cornelius and Abigail Hull ; Amy, 
daughter of James and Amy Robinson. 

June 8th. — Samuel, son of Samuel and Hepkzibah Picket ;, 
Sarah, daughter of Miles and Mary Merwin. 

July 18th. — Charles, son of Abel and Prudence Coe. 

July 13th, 1760. — Rhoda, daughter of John and Mary New- 
ton. , 

July 20th. — David, son of Samuel and Eunice Sutlief ; Lois, 
daughter of John and Dinah Curtiss. 

Aug. 10th. — Eunice, daughter of Abiel and Mehctable Bald- 
win. t 

Aug. 17th. — Noah, son of Thomas and Rachel Tibbals. 

Aug. 24th. — Titus, son of Joseph and Martha Francis ; Su- 
sanna, daughter of Phinehas and Susanna Robinson ; Hannah, 
daughter of Hazael and Anne Hinman. 

Sept. 7th. — Bryan, son of Rowland and Mary Rosseter. 

Sept. 16th. — Timothy, son of Ephraim Coe, Jun., and Ann, 
his wife, privately. 

Sept. 21. — Seth, son of Roswel and Lois Groves, of Gran- 
ville ; Mahetabel, daughter of Abr'm and Mehetabel Bishop. 

Oct. 5th. — Rhoda, daughter of Oliver and Lois Bates. 

Oct. 29th. — Eunice, daughter of David and Mary Wood. 

Nov. 30th. — Rebekah, daughter of Wilson and Mary Cook. 

Dec. 28th. — Reuben, son of Joseph Hickox and wife — Mar- 
tha. 

Feb. 1st, 1761. — Manoah, sou of Job and Rachel Camp; Try- 
phena, D. of William and Patience Bishop ; Adah, daughter of 
Benjamin and Adah Picket. 

March 8th. — Miles, son of Elihu and Mary Crane ; Nabby, 
daughter of Jess and Elizabeth Austin. 

March 22d. — Abigail, daughter of Ebenezer and Submit Tib- 
bals. 

March 29th. — Elizur, son of Elizur and Katharine Goodrich. 

May 3d. — Ruth, daughter of Abner and Sarah Tibbals. 

May 10th. — Seth, son of Eliakim and Hannah Strong. 



rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 311 

May 31st. — Abigail, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth 
Gillum. 

June 4th. — Phebe, D. of Noah and Mehetabel Baldwin, pri- 
vately ; it died the same day. 

June 7th. — Samuel, son of Samuel and Phebe Camp ; Han- 
nah, daughter of Joseph and Sibil Hull. 

June 14th. — I baptized at Middletown, John, the son of John 
Cotton ; and Ruth, the daughter of David Starr. 

June 21st. — Constant, son of Phineas and Eunice Parmalee. 

July 5th. — Esther, D. of Samuel and Abigail Seaward. 

July 12th. — Thadeus Grannis, son of Jonah and Elizabeth 
Frisbe ; William, son of John Noyes and Esther Wadsworth. 

Aug. 9th. — Ruth, daughter of Elah Camp, and Phebe his wife. 

Sept. 6th. — Olive, son of William and Elizabeth Clark ; Han- 
nah, daughter of Joel and Rhoda Parmalee. 

Sept. 20th. — Nathaniel William, son of Lieut. Elnathan and 
Elizabeth Chauncey ; Phinehas, son of David and Huldah 
Squire. 

Oct. 4th, 1761. — Lewis, son of Caleb and Margaret Carr. 

Oct. 11th, 1761. — Moses, son of Elias and Eunice Austin. 

Nov. lst.-^ohn, son of Samuel and Sarah Crittenden ; Anne, 
daughter of Caleb and Anne Fowler. 

Nov. 2 2d. — I baptized Elijah, son of Simeon Roberts ; Elijah, 
son of Ebenezer Roberts ; Ebenezer, son of Harris Prout ; Expe- 
rience, daughter of William Hamlin, at Middletown. 

Nov. 29th. — Sarah, daughter of William and Sarah Carr. 

Jan. 3d, 1762. — Nathan, son of Thomas and Phebe Strong. 

Jan. 10th, 1762. — Lemuel, son of Lemuel and Ruth Gurnsey. 

Jan. 24th, 1762. — Titus, son of Gideon and Anne Canfield ; 
Paul, son of Ens. Sc\muel and Elizabeth Parsons. 

Jan. 31st, 1762.— Lydia, D. of Charles and Mary Squier. 

Feb. 7th, 1762.— Bethiah, D. of John and Bethiah Canfield. 

Feb. 14th. — James, son of Nathan and Anna Curtiss ; Enos, 
son of Silas Crane, Jun. and Lucretia, his wife. 

Feb. 21st. — Eunice, daughter of Simeon and Anna Coe. 

Feb. 28th, 1762.— Torry, son of Sarah Tony. 

Mar. 7th. — Talcott S. and Damaris D., twins of Elnathan and 
Eunice Camp; Sarah, D. of Timothy and Sarah Hall ; Sarah, 
D. of Josiah and Hannah Coe. 



312 HISTOKY OF DURHAM. 

March 28th. — Sutlief, son of Moses and Sarah Seaward. 

Apr. 4th. — Lament (Crane,) daughter of the widow Lois Bates. 

Apr. 11th. — Katharine, D. of Samuel and Ann Squier. 

Apr. 18th. — Rachel, D. of Asher and Margery Robinson. 

June 6th. — Reuben, son of Reuben and Anne Bishop ; Sub- 
mit, D. of Burwel and Eunice Newton. 

July 4th. — Abel, son of John and Mary Norton, N. Killing- 
worth ; Bela, son of Stephen and Mindwell Bates ; John, son of 
Reuben Clarke, and his wife ; Abigail, daughter of Joseph and 
Martha Francis. 

July 11th. — Giles, son of Cornelius and Abigail Hull. 

July 25th. — Abraham, son of Abraham and Mehetabel Bish- 
op ; Seth, son of Robert and Sarah Akins. 

Aug. 1st. — Clarissa, D. of John and Abigail Crane. 

Aug. 8th. — Sarah, wife of Jeremiah Griswold, baptized ; Mary, 
daughter of Samuel Hart, and his wife, Bridget. 

Aug. 15th, 1762.— Robert, son of Reuben Coe ; Eder, son of 
Ens. Edward Camp ; Elihu, son of David Wetmore, at Middle- 
field. 

Aug. 29th, 1762. — Abiel, son of Abiel and Mehetabel Bald- 
win. 

Sept. 5th, 1762. — Ichabod, son of Abr'm and Eleanor Scran- 
ton. 

Oct. 17th, 1762.— Sarah, D. of John and Dinah Curtiss. 

Nov. 28th, 1762. — David, son of David and Huldah Squire. 

Dec. 5th, 1762. — Jerusha, D. of Abel and Prudence Coe. 

Dec. 12th, 1772. — Ozias, son of Benjamin and Adah Picket. 

Dec. 19th, 1762. — Hannah, daughter of Samuel and Eunice 
Sutlief; Abigail, D. of Simeon and Sarah Walkley ; Hannah, 
D. of Noah and Mehetabel Baldwin. 

Jan. 16th, 1763. — Samuel, son of Elizur and Katharine Good- 
rich. 

Jan. 23d, 1763. — Millesant, D. of Jesse and Ruth Cook. 

Feb. 6th, 1763.— Adah, D. of Sam'll and Abigail Seaward. 

Feb. 27th, 1763.— Nathan Ozias, S. of Elah and Phebe Camp ; 
Elihu, son of Elihu and Mary Fowler ; James, son of Phincas 
and Eunice Parmalee. 

March 13th. — David, son of Miles and Mary Merwin ; James, 
son of Jesse and Elizabeth Austin. 



rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 313 

March 20th. — Kobert, son of Jesse and Ruth Cook ; Jerusha, 
daughter of Job and Rachel Camp. 

May 1st. — I baptized at Killingworth, Isaac, son of Jared 
Elliott. 

May 8th. — Stephen, son of Eliakim and Hannah Strong; 
James, son of James and Amy Robinson ; Sarah, D. of Israel 
and Anne Camp. 

May 8th, 1763. — Mary, daughter of John and Mary Newton ; 
Mary, daughter of Ebenezer and Submit Tibbals. 

May 22d, 1763. — James, son of Nathan and Anna Curtiss ; 
Samuel, son of Samuel and Anne Squire. 

June 12th. — Olive, daughter of Gideon and Freelove Warner, 
by ,Mr. Huntington. 

June 19th. — Reuben Rose, son of Caleb and Anne Fowler ; 
John, son of John Norton, 3d, and Hannah, his wife ; Eunice, 
daughter of Ezra and Jemima Rockwell ; Mary, daughter of Jo- 
seph and Mary South worth ; Katharine, daughter of Joseph and 
Martha Hickox. 

June 26th. — Thankful, daughter of Daniel and Thankful Dim- 
ock. 

Aug. 21st. — Huldah, daughter of Thomas Cook, Sen. and wife. 

Sept. 4th.— Rachel, daughter of Josiah and Elizabeth Frisbie. 

Oct. 9th. — Robert, son of William and Sarah Carr. 

Oct. 16th. — Rose, negro servant of Lieut. John Camp ; Jenny, 
the daughter of Rose. 

Oct. 30th. — Ebenezer, son of Samuel Camp, and his wife. 

Nov- 6th. — Charles, son of Charles and Mary Squier. 

Nov. 13th. — Oroondates, son of John and Abigail Crane. 

Nov. 27th. — Asher, son of Abiather and Mary Squier. 

Dec. 4th. — Phebe, D. of Noah and Mehetabel Baldwin. 

Dec. 11th.- — Asher, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Gillum. 

Dec. 25th.- — Silas, son of Silas and Lucretia Crane. 

Jan. 15th, 1764. — Moses, son of Moses and Sarah Seaward ; 
Stephen, son of Asher and Margery Robinson. 

Feb. 5th, 1764.— Ebenezer, son of Lemuel and Ruth Grurnsey. 

Feb. 19th, 1764. — Samuel, son of Samuel and Bridget Hart, 

Feb. 19th, 1764. — Lucy, daughter of Thomas and Phebe 
Strong. 

Apr. 8th, 1764. — Hannah, D. of Benjamin and Adah Picket. 

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314 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Apr. 15th, 1764. — Submit, daughter of Abraham and Submit 
Barlet. 

Apr. 29th, 1764. — Notwithstanding, D. of Jeremiah and Sarah 
Griswold ; Phebe, negro servant of Ensign Simeon Parsons was 
baptized after her own profession ; Lydia, daughter of Richard 
and Phebe, servant of Ens. Simeon Parsons, was baptized. 

May 6th, 1764. — Reuben, son of Reuben Clark and wife, s 

May 27th, 1764.— Silas, son of Joseph and Sybil Hull ; Me- 
dad, son of Samuel and Sarah Crittenden ; Mehetabel, D. of Abiel 
and Mehetabel Baldwin. 

June 3d, 1764. — Zebulon, son of Simeon and Sarah Wackly ; 
Lois, daughter of Eliakim and Hannah Strong. 

June 24th. — Job, son of Gideon and Anne Canfield ; Eunice, 
daughter of Elnathan and Eunice Camp. 

July 8th. — Ahaziah, son of Richard and Sarah Lucas ; Peter, 
son of Richard and Phebe, N. servants of Ens. Simeon Par- 
sons. 

Aug. 12th. — Katharine, daughter of Capt. Elnathan and Eliz- 
abeth Chauncey. 

Aug. 19th. — Thaddeus, son of David and Huldah Squire. 

Sept. 9th. — Phebe Ann, D. of Nathan and Anna Ciirtiss ; 
Eunice, D. of Rowland and Mary Rosseter. 

Sept. 23d. — Bristol, son of Timothy and Sarah Hall ; Elihu, 
son of Elizur and Katharine Goodrich ; Elizabeth, D. of Lemuel 
and Huldah Newton. 

Sept. 30th, 1764. — Statyra, D. of Phineas and Susanna Rob- 
inson. 

Nov., 1764. — Amos, son of John and Mary Norton ; Irene, 
daughter of Caleb and Anne Fowler. 

Jan. 20th, 1765. — Abner and Roger, twins of Burwell and 
Eunice Newton. 

Jan. 27th, 1765. — Sarah, daughter of Jesse and Ruth Cook. 

Feb. 1765. — Abiathar, son of Elihu and Mary Crane. 

March 10th, 1765. — Samuel, son of Abner and Sarah Tibbals ; 
Samuel, son of Samuel and Sarah Bates. 

March 17th, 1765. — Camp, son of Joel and Rhoda Parmalee. 

March 31st, 1765. — Caroline, D. of Samuel and Abigail Sea- 
ward. 

Apr. 14th, 1765. — Stephen, son of Stephen and Mind well 



rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 315 

Bates ; Samuel, son of Samuel and Eunice Sutlief ; John, son 
of Patrick and Lucy. 

Apr. 28th. — Giles, son of Joseph and Martha Hickox ; Asher, 
son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Gillum. 

May 12th. — Melinda, daughter of Eunice and John Camp; 
Elizabeth, daughter of Jared and Sarah Wheadon. 

June 16th. — Miles, son of Thomas Cook, Jun., and his wife. w 

July 7th. — Sarah, daughter of Jess and Elizabeth Austin. 

July 21st. — Benjamin, son of Benjamin and Adah Picket; 
Katharine, daughter of Samuel and Anne Squier. 

Sept. 1st. — Elias, son of Elah and Phebe Camp ; Jonah, 
son of Jonah and Elizabeth Frisbie ; Samuel, Timothy, Will- 
iam, and Tryphena, children of William and Tryphena Lucas, 
were baptized, &c. 

Sept. 8th, 1765. — Luke, son of Job Camp and Eachel his wife. 

Sept. 29 th, 1765. — Lucy, D. of John Norton, Jun. and his 
wife. 

Oct. — , 1765. — Lucy, D. of Stow Hawley and wife. 

Nov. 17th, 1765. — Sarah, daughter of Noah and Mehetabel 
Baldwin ; Asher, son of Asher and Margery Bobinson. 

Dec. 8th, 1765. — Rhoda, daughter of Lemuel and Ruth Gurn- 
sey ; Rachel, daughter of John and Concurrence Johnson. 

Jan. 26th, 1766. — Dinah, daughter of John and Dinah Curtiss. 

Feb. 9th, 1766.— Sabra, D. of Beriah and Mary Murray. 

March. — Zelek, son of John and Abigail Crane ; v Immer, son 
of Samuel and Sarah Crittenden. 

Apr. — , 1766. — Hannah, daughter of John and Mary New- 
ton ; Seth, son of Moses and Sarah Seaward ; Ishmael, son of 
Richard and Phebe, negro servants of Ens. Simeon Parsons. 

May 4th. — Lewis, son of Stephen and Elizabeth Norton ; Me- 
hetabel Brown, of adult age. 

May 11th. — Hannah, D. of Josiah and Hannah Coe; Olive, 
daughter of William and Tryphena Lucas, by Mr. Denison. 

Apr. 28th. — Dudley, son of Abiathar and Mary Squier. 

May , — Stephen, son of Ens. Eliakim and Hannah Strong ; 

Sarah, daughter of Daniel and Thankful Dimock. 

June 8th. — Olive, daughter of Abraham and Submit Barlet. 

June 15th. — Ruth, daughter of Samuel and Bridget Hart; 
, son of Abiel and Mehetabel Baldwin. 



316 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

July 13th. — Phebe, daughter of Hezekiah and Sarah Talcot. 

Aug. 3d. — Ozias, son of Caleb Fowler and Anne, his wife. 

Aug. 10th, 1766. — Joel, son of Ephraim and Anne Coe; Am- 
brose, son of Abiather and Mary Squire. 

Sept. 14th, 1766. — Aaron, son of Aaron and Phebe Coe. 
j Sept. 21 st 1766. — David, son of Elnathan and Eunice Camp. 

Oct. 5th, 1766. — Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Phebe Camp ; 
Lucy Rose, an adult. » 

Oct. 12th, 1766.— Augustus, son of Nathan and Anne Curtiss. 

Oct. 26th, 1768.— Nathan, son of Thomas and Phebe Strong; 
Eosamond and Rossetta, twin daughters of Jeremiah and Sarah 
Griswold ; Katharine, daughter James Bates, Jim, and Anne, his 
wife. 

Nov. 16th, 1766.— Tryphena, D. of David and Huldah Squire. 

Dec. 20th, 1766.— Deborah, D. of Timothy Hall and Sarah, 
his wife. 

Dec. 27th, 1766.— Samuel, son of Jared and Sarah Whedon; 
■ Melinda, son of Aaron Hinman dec'd and Elizabeth, his wife. 

Jan. 25th, 1767.— Israel, the son of Rhoda Wells, was baptized. 

Feb. 8th, 1767. — Robert, son of Phineas Spelman and Eliza- 
beth, his wife. 

Feb. 8th. — Luther, son of Daniel Hall, Jun. and Ann, his wife. 

March 1st. — Elihu, son of Samuel and Sarah Bates; Sally, 
daughter of Richard and Sarah Lucas. 

March 22d.— Elnathan Elihu, son of Capt. Elnathan Chaun- 
cey and Elizabeth, his wife ; Eunice, daughter of Samuel and 
Eunice Sutlief. 

Apr. 12th. — Daniel, son of Dan'll Maddocks and Hannah his 
wife. 

May 17th. — Elisha, son of Thomas Cook, Jun. and Hannah, 
his wife. 

May 17th, 1767.— Clement, son of William and Sarah Carr ; 
Molly, D. of Timothy and Mehetabel Dunn. 

June 7th, 1767. — Seth, son of Phineas and Martha Camp. 
June 28th, 1767.— Stephen, son of Ebenezer Tibbals and Sub- 
mit, his wife ; Roger, son of Stephen and Rhoda Spencer ; Abi- 
gail, D. of Lemuel and Huldah Moffet. 

July 19th, 1767.— Rebekah, D. of Job and Rachel Camp ; Dor- 
cas, D. of Jonas and Elizabeth Frisbie. 



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Aug. 9th, 1767. — Mary, daughter of Robert and Mary Crane. 

Aug. 31st, 1767. — Aaron (Henman,) son of Sarah Tony, since 
wife of Samuel Wilkinson ; John Edward, son of Sam'll and 
Sarah Wilkinson. 

Sept. 27th. — Phebe, daughter of Samuel Squier, and wife. 

Oct. . — Elisha, son of Jesse and Elizabeth Austin. 

Nov. 8th. — Nathan, son of Benj'n and Elizabeth Gullum. 
. Nov. 29th. — Edmund, son of Jesse and Rhoda Cook. 

Dec. 6th. — Clarinda, D. of Elihu and Mary Crane. 

Jan. 3d, 1768. — Curtiss, son of Beriah and Mary Murray. 

Jan. 10th, 1768. — Daniel, son of Joseph and Martha Hickox. 

Jan. 31st, 1768. — Israel, son of Ens. Israel and Mary Camp. 

Feb. 14th, 1768.— Elah, son of Elah and Phebe Camp. 

Feb. 28th, 1768.— Noah, son of Noah and Mehetabel Baldwin. 

March 6th. — Charles Augustus, son of Rev. Elizur and Kath- 
arine Goodrich ; Beulah, D. of Samuel and Abigail Seaward. 

Apr. 3d, 1768.— Anne, D. of Daniel Weld and Elizabeth his 
wife. 

Apr. 28th, 1768. — James, son of Capt. John Noyes Wadsworth 
and Esther, his wife. 

May 1st. — Julius, son of Caleb and Anne Fowler. 

May . — Clarissa, D. of Nathan and Anna Curtiss ; Patty, 

D. of Daniel and Thankful Dimock. 

May 29th. — Roger, son of Burwell and Eunice Newton ; Abia- 
thar, son of Abiathar and Mary Squier. 

June 19th. — David, son of Joseph and Mehetabel Ingham. 

July 13th, 1768. — Daniel, son of Samuel and Bridget Hart; 
Rachel, D. of Joseph and Martha Hickox; Mary, D. of Lemuel 
and Hannah Hand. 

June 28th. — Seth, son of Asher and Margery Robinson. 

July 24th. — Abel, son of Abel and Prudence Coe; Sam., son 
of Daniel and Mary Meeker. 

July 31st. — Elam, son of John and Abigail Crane. 

Aug. 7th. — Stephen, son of Lieut. Eliakim and Hannah Strong. 

Aug. 14th. — Joel, son of William and Tryphena Lucas ; Noah, 
son of Samuel and Sarah Crittenden. 

Aug. 21st. — Rebeckah, D. of Heth and Mary Camp. 

Sept. 18th. — Elizabeth, D. of Stephen and Rhoda Spencer. 

Sept. 25th. — Eleanor, D. of Silas and Lucretia Crane. 



318 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Oct. 30th. — Ehoda, daughter of Eobert and Phebe Smithson. 

Nov. 6th. — Clarinda, daughter of Phineas and Eunice Par- 
malee. 

Dec. 4th. — David, son of Abiel and Mehetabel Baldwin ; Jeru- 
sha, D. of Miles Merwin, Jun. and Mary his wife ; Noah, son of 
David and Anne Talcot. 

Dec. 25th. — Robert, son of Eobert and Mary Crane. 

Dec. 25th, 1768.— Mehetabel, D. of Elah and Mehetabel Crane- 
Dec. 12th, 1768. — Mary, daughter of Ephraim and Ann Coe. 

Jan. 1st, 1769. — Elizabeth, D. of Daniel Hall and Anne, his 
wife. 

Jan. 15th, 1769. — Noah, son of Samuel Done Cook and Re- 
bekah, his wife. 

Jan. 29th, 1769. — Daniel, son of Phineas and Martha Camp ; 
Phebe, daughter of Joseph and Sybil Hull ; Damaris, D. of Elna- 
than and Eunice Camp ; Hannah, daughter of Jonathan and 
Anne Wackley. 

Feb. 5th, 1769. — Benjamin, son of John and Concurrence John- 
son ; Content, D. of Rowland and Mary Eosseter. 

March 12th. — Millesant, D. of David and Huldah Squier. 

March 19th. — Jared, son-of Moses and Ann Griswold. 

March 26th. — John, son of Joseph Southward and wife ; Molly, 
D. of Jesse Atwell and Mary his wife. 

Apr. 16th. — Stephen, son of Eichard and Sarah Lucas. 

Apr. 23d. — Timothy, son of Jonas and Elizabeth Frisbie ; 
James, son of Joseph and Ehoda Smith ; Concurrence, D. of Ja- 
red and Sarah Wheadon. 

May 7th.— Phebe, D. of Sam'll Done and Eebekah Cook. 

May 28th. — Levi, son of Samuel and Eunice Sutlief. 

June 4th. — Samuel, son of Jeremiah and Sarah Griswold; 
Sarah, D. of Moses and Sarah Seaward. 

June 11th. — Eeuben Hickox, son of Hannah Hickox ; Will- 
iam, son of Samuel and Abigail Seaward. 

June 18th. — Samuel, son of Ebenezer and Submit Tibbals. 

July 2d. — Nathan, son of Thomas and Phebe Strong. 

July 2d, 1769. — Samuel, sou of Samuel and Abigail Barlet ; 
Euth, D. of Timothy and Mehetabel Dunn. 

July 30th, 1769. — Asher, son of Job and Rachel Camp ; -Dinah, 
D. of Thomas Cook and Hannah, his wife. 



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Auer. 13th, 1769. — Joanna, D. of William and Sarah Carr ; 
Elizabeth, D. of Asa and Martha Chamberlain. 

Sept. 10th. — Hannah, D. of Lemuel and Huldah Mofiett ; Phe- 
be, D. of Israel and Ann Goddard ; Euth, D. of Jess and Rhoda 
Cook; Daniel, son of James Bates, Jun. and Anne his wife; En- 
nice, D. of Samuel Bates and Sarah, his wife. 

Oct. 22d. — Joseph, son of Benjamin and Adah Picket ; Olive, 
D. of Samuel and Anne Squier. 

Oct. 8th. — Elizabeth, D. of Jesse and Elizabeth Austin. 

Oct. 29th. — Nathan, son of Ens. James and Amy Robinson; 
Peg, daughter of Richard and Phebe, negro servants of Ensign 
Simeon Parsons. 

Nov. 12th. — Miles, son of Charles and Elizabeth Norton. 

Nov. 19.— Rejoice, son of Timothy and Phebe Coe; Anne, 
daughter of Reuben and Sarah Bishop. 

Dec. 3d. — Samuel and James, sons of James and Martha Fer- 
guson. 

Dec. 10. — James, son of Noah and Mehetabel Baldwin ; Sally, 
daughter of Joseph Wright, Jun. and Sarah, his wife. 

Jan. — , 1770. — Joseph, son of Joseph and Mehetabel Ingra- 
ham. 

Feb. 4th, 1770.— Olive, D. of Jacob and Katharine Clark. 

Mar. 4th, 1770. — Edmund, son of Caleb and Anne Fowler; 
Sharp, negro servant of Elah Camp ; Cambridge, son of Sharp 
and Phillis, his wife. 

Mar. 11th, 1770. — Statyra, D. of Abiathar and Mary Squier. 

Apr. 29th. — Eunice, D. of Miles Merwin, Jun., and Mary, his 
wife. 

May 6th. — Olive, daughter of Daniel Weld and Eliz., his 
wife. 

May 13th. — Anna, daughter of Nathan and Anna Curtiss; 
Polly, daughter of Jeremiah Butler and Anna, his wife. 

May 27th. — Nathaniel, son of John and Seaward; Ra- 
chel, daughter of Stephen and Rhoda Spencer. 

June 17th.— Robert, son of Ambrose and Sarah Field. 

July 1st. — Phebe, D. of Benjamin and Elizabeth Gillitm. 
July 8th. — Stephen, son of Joseph and Martha Francis ; 
Mindwell, D. of Abraham and Submit Bartlett. 



320 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

July 22. —Samuel, son of Samuel and Bridget Hart; Nathan, 
son of Samuel Bowman Whetmore and Anne, his wife. 

July 29th. — Samuel, son of Asher and Margery Robinson. 

Aug. 5th. — Anne, daughter of David and Anne Talcot. 

Aug. 26th. — Eli, son of Eli and Mehetabel Crane. 

Sept. 9th. — Nathan, son of Elizur and Katharine Goodrich; 
Rufus, son of Asa and Martha Chamberlain ; Hannah, D. of 
Lieut. Eliakim and Hannah Strong ; Mabel, daughter of Daniel 
and Thankful Dimock ; Daniel, son of Daniel and Rebecca 
Merwin. 

Oct. 28th. — Charles, son of Charles and Martha Bishop ; Mary, 
daughter of Samuel Parsons and wife. 

Nov. 4th. — Ezra, son of Elah and Phebe Camp. 

Nov. 11th, 1770. — Aaron, son of Abiel and Mehetabel Bald- 
win. 

Nov. 18th, 1770. — Ebenezer, son of Capt. Israel and Mary 
Camp. 

Dec, 1770. — Isaac, son of Burwell Newton and wife. 

Jan. 6th, 1771. — Amos, son of Phineas Camp and his wife. 

Jan. 13th, 1771.— Sarah, D. of John and Esther Jones. 

Feb. 3d, 1771. — Miranda, daughter of John Crane and wife. 

Feb. 17th, 1771. — Phebe, daughter of Lemuel and Hannah 
Hand ; Joel, son of Samuel and Abigail Barlet ; Polly, daugh- 
ter of Daniel Wetmore, at his house. 

Mar. 10th. — Phebe, daughter of Timothy Hall, Jun., and 
Deborah, his wife. 

Mar. 17th, 1771. — Jenny, negro girl of Capt. James Wads- 
worth; Chipman, son of Jared and Sarah Wheadon ; Joel, son 
of John Norton and Hannah Norton ; Jeremiah, son of Jeremiah 
Butler and wife. 

April. — Susa, an infant negro, belonging to Eph. Coe, pri- 
vately. 

May. — Elizabeth, D. of Joseph and Rhoda Smith. 

May 26th. — Schujder and Nathan, sons of Rebecca Meeker; 
since, the wife of Timothy Stow ; Timothy, son of Timothy 
and Rebecca Stow ; Bishop, son of David and Huldah Squire ; 
Anne, daughter of Timothy and Anne Coe. 

June 2d. — Dolphin and Zillah, his wife, adult negroes ; Anne. 



eev. elizur Goodrich's record. 321 

daughter of Elnathan and Eunice Camp ; Lemuel, son of Lem- 
uel and Huldah Moffet. 

July. — Joel, son of William and Tryphena Lucas. / 

July 28th. — Samuel, son of Samuel Done Cook and Kebecca, 
his wife. 

July 29th, 1771. — Daniel and Jon, sons of Tim. and Mabel 
Dunn. 

Aug. 11th, 1771. — Content, D. of William and Sarah Carr. 

Aug. 18th, 1771. — Ruth, D. of Eliphaz and Anne Parmalee. 

Sept. 1st, 1771. — Eleanor, D. of Job and Rachel Camp ; Hez- 
ekiah, son of Noah and Mehetabel Baldwin. 

Oct. 6th, 1771. — Seth, son of Ephraim and Ann Coe. 

Oct. 13th, 1771. — Dan, son of Sharp and Phyllis, negroes of 
Elah Camp. 

Oct. 20th, 1771.— Anne, D. of Robert and Phebe Smithson. 

Oct. 27th, 1771. — Tryon, son of Thomas Cook, Jun., and 
Hannah, his wife. 

Dec. 1st, 1771. — Esther, D. of Ebenezer and Submit Tibbals ; 
Adah, D. of Ens. Samuel and Phebe Camp. 

Dec. 8th. — Henry, S. of Daniel Hall, Jun., and Anne, his 
wife. 

Dec. 15th. — Richard, son of Ens. James and Anne Robinson ; 
Ozias, son of Eliphaz and Amy Parmalee. 

Dec. 22d. — Sally, D. of Charles and Martha Bishop. 

Jan. 19th, 1772. — Sarah, D. of Jonathan and Ann Walkley. 

Jan. 20th, 1772.— Nathan, son of Elah and Mehetabel Crane. 

Feb. 16th, 1772. — Charles, son of David Curtiss, Jun., and 
Prudence, his wife ; Rhoda, D. of Samuel Sutlief and Eunice, 
his wife. 

Feb. 23d. — Clarissa, D. of Moses and Martha Bates. 

March 1st. — Hannah, D. of Nathan and Anna Curtiss. 

March 8th. — Miles, son of Miles and Mary Merwin. 

March 15th. — Clary, daughter of Samuel and Anne Squire ; 
Abigail, D. of Ambrose and Sarah Field. 

March 22d. — Gurnsey, son of James Bates, Jun., and Anne, 
his wife ; Sally, daughter of Jesse and Mary Atwell. 

Apr. 12th, 1772.— Worthington Gallup, son of Capt. Elnathan 
and Eliz. Chauncey. 

May 10th, 1772. , of Reuben Bishop and his 

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322 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

w if e j } daughter of Jess Austin and Elizabeth, his wife ; 

Lucretia, daughter of Caleb and Anne Fowler; also, Peter, 
negro servant of Elah Camp ; Lucretia, D. of Silas Crane and 
Lucretia, his wife. 

June 28th, 1772. — Augustus, son of Stephen and Rhoda 
Spencer ; Anna, daughter of Elnathan and Eunice Camp ; Sa- 
rah, daughter of Samuel and Sarah Bates. 

July. — Daniel, son of Daniel and Mary Meeker; Mabel, 
daughter of Timothy and Mehetabel Dunn. 

Aug. 9th. — Sylvia, Burroughs, James, William and Freelove, 
children of James and Abigail Hinman; also, Jerusha, D. of 
Daniel Hall and Eliz., his wife. 

Aug. 16th. — Rhoda, D. of Jesse and Anne Cook ; Eleanor, D. 
of Samuel Fenn Parsons and Martha, his wife. 

Aug. 23d. — -Rhoda, D. of David and Anne Talcot. 

Sept. 6th. — Daniel, son of Daniel Whitmore and wife. 

Oct. 4th, 1772. — Joseph, son of James and Martha Ferguson. 

Oct. 18th, 1772.- , of Moses Seaward and Sarah 

Seaward ; Sarah, daughter of William and Anne Burrit. 

Oct. 25th, 1772. — John and Rebecca, twin children of Samuel 
Hart and Bridget, his wife. 

Nov. 15th. — George, Nathan, and Rebecca, children of Josiah 
Squier and Betty, his wife. 

Nov. 2d.— Ruth, D. of Abiel and Mehetabel Baldwin. 

Dec. 6th.— Samuel, son of Daniel and Rebekah J. Merwin. 

Dec. 20th. — Huldah, daughter of Asa and Huldah Chamber- 
lain. 

Jan. 3d, 1773. — John, son of Abraham and Ruth Hand. 

Feb. 14th. — Elizur, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Gill urn ; 
Phebe, son of Elah and Phebe Camp. 

Feb. 20th. — Eunice and Lois, twin daughters of Phinehas and 
Eunice Parmalee. 

Feb. 28th. — Jemmy, son of William and Sarah Carr. 

March 14th. — John Immanuel, son of John and Esther 
Jones. 

April 4th. — Edward Welles, son of James and Abigail Hin- 
man. 

April 11th. — Ichabod, son of Joseph Wright, Jun., and Sa- 
rah, his wife ; Clarissa, D. of Samuel and Abigail Barlett. 



II 



rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 323 

April 18tli. — Aclali, dauglitcr of Noah and Melietabel Bald- 
win. 

Apr. 28th, 1773. — Rhoda, D. of Elihu and Rhoda Ilinman, 
baptized privately. 

May 2d, 1773. — Hamlet, son of Abraham Scranton, Jun., and 
Hannah, his wife. 

May 16th. — Mary, the wife of Thomas Stephens ; also, Elna- 
than, Diana, Huldah, Daniel, Abigail, and Phebe, children of 
Thomas and Mary Stephens. 

May 23d.- — John, son of Capt. Israel and Mary Camp. 

May 30th. — Wait Cornel, son of Thomas and Susanna Fran- 
cis ; Abraham, son of Phinehas and Martha Camp. 

June 27th. — Miles, son of Timothy and Deborah Hall. 

July 11 th. — Aaron, son of Thomas and Mary Stephens; 
Anne, D. of Lemuel and Anne Moffat. 

July 18th. — Katharine, D. of Samuel Done Cook and Re- 
becca, his wife. 

July 25th. — Timothy, son of Timothy and Phebe Coe. 

Aug. 1st, 1773. — Asa, son of Lieut. Joseph and Martha 
Hickox ; Hamlet, son of Joseph and Rhoda Smith. 

Aug. 8th, 1773. — Timothy Botsford, son of John Crane and 
his wife ; Sarah, D. of Charles Norton and his wife. 

Aug. 29th, 1773. — Elias, son of Moses and Martha Bates ; 
Chloe, D. of Sharp and Phyllis, servants of Elah. 

Sept. 19th. — Benoni, son of Cornet Job Camp and Rachel, 
his wife ; Hannah, D. of Lieut. Eliakim Strong and Hannah 
Strong. 

Oct. 17th. — Phebe, daughter of Jacob and Katharine Clarke. 

Nov. 21st. — Linus, son of David and Prudence Curtiss. 

Nov. 28th. — Noah, son of Eliphaz Parmalee and Anne, his 
wife. 

Dec. 12th. — Stephen, son of Stephen and Rhoda Spencer. 

Dec. 26th. — Noah, son of Noah and Eleanor Lyman ; Ruth, 
daughter of Abraham and Submit Barlett. 

Jan. 2d, 1771. daughter of Abel Coe and his wife. 

Feb. 10th, 1771. — Peggy, negro servant of Theoph. Merri- 
man. 

Feb. 20th, 1774.— Asher, son of Samuel B. Wetmore and 
Anne, his wife ; Olive, D. of Miles Merwin and Mary, his wife. 



324 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Feb. 27th. — Nathan, son of Charles and Martha Bishop ; 

daughter of Thomas Cook and his wife. 

March 12th. — Thomas, son of Jesse and Elizabeth Austin. 
March 13th. — Maurice, son of John Johnson, Jun., and Abi- 
gail, his wife ; Delight, daughter of Jesse and Anne Cook. 

March 27th. — Ezra, son of Keuben Baldwin and Eunice, his 
wife. 

Apr. 24th. — Nathaniel, son of Nathan and Rachel Seward. 
May 1st. — Josiah, son of Josiah Squire and wife. 
May 1st, 1774. — Sybil, daughter of Eli Crane and wife ; Jared, 
son of William Burnt and his wife. 

son of Cornelius Hull and wife, Mary. 
son of Phinehas Can field and wife, Amy. 
Ozias, son of Caleb Fowler and his wife. 

Rachel, D. of David Talcott and his wife. 
D. of Phinehas Spelman and his wife. 
Benoni, son of Wm. Bishop, Jun., and his wife, 
son of Daniel Dimock and his wife, 
son of Samuel Seward and his wife, 
son of John Johnson and his wife, Concur- 



rence. 



bekah. 



Fanny, D. of Jesse Atwel and his wife, Mary. 
Rachel, D. of Daniel Merwin and his wife Re- 



D. of Jeremiah Butler and his wife. 
D. of Daniel Hall, 3d, and his wife. 
D. of Abraham Bishop and his wife. 

Oct. 9th, 1774. — Elizur, son of Benjamin Gillum, and his wife ; 
Ebenezer, son of James Bates, Jun., and his wife; Phebe, D. of 
Ensign Samuel Camp, and his wife. 

Oct. 21st, 1774. — Elizabeth, daughter of William Coe, and his 
wife. 

Oct. 23d, 1774. — Augustus, son of Nathan and Anna Curtiss ; 
Medad, son of David and Iluldah Squire. 

Nov. 6th. — Benjamin, son of Reuben Bishop, and his wife. 

Nov. 13th. — John, son of Timothy and Mehetabel Dunn. 

Nov. 20th. — Rachel, daughter of Lemuel and Anna Moffet ; 
Phebe, daughter of Thomas Parsons, Jun. and Mehetabel, his 
wife. 



rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 325 

Nov. 27th, 1774.— Hannah, D. of Noah and Mehetabel Bald- 
win. 

Dec. 18th, 1774. — Eebekah, D. of Timothy andEebekah Stowe. 

Dec. 25th, 1774. — Sarah, D. of Jonathan and Sarah Squire. 

Jan. 1st, 1775. of Samuel Bates and wife ; 

of Timothy Hall, and wife. 

Feb. 19th. — Each el, daughter of Henry and Jerusha Crane. 

Feb. 19th. — Dennis, son of Elnathan and Eunice Camp. 

March 5th. — Jerusha, D. of Abiathar Squire and wife. 

March 12th. — Lois, daughter of Samuel and Bridget Hart. 

March 26th. — William, son of John and Esther Jones. 

Apr. 16th.— Calvin, son of Nathan and Hannah Bristol. 

Apr. 30th. — Seth, son of Abiel and Mehetabel Baldwin ; Sa- 
rah, daughter of John Norton and wife ; Phebe, daughter of 
Eobert Smithson and wife. 

May 7th. — Amy Maltby, daughter of William Maltby and 
Eosanna, his wife ; born after its father's death. 

May 29th. — Hannah, D. of Samuel Bartlet and wife. 

June 11th. — Adah, D. of William Bishop, Jun. and wife. 

June 18th. — Henry, son of Abraham Scranton, Jun. and wife. 

June 25th. , of Timothy Coe and wife. 

July 23d. — Parsons, son of Moses Bates and wife. 

July 31st. — Sarah, the daughter of Sarah Wilkinson. 

Aug. 13th. , of Ambrose Field and wife ; Polly, 

daughter of Asa Chamberlain and wife ; Anne, daughter of Jon- 
athan Walkly and wife. 

Sept. 3d. — Ephraim, son of Charles Norton and wife. 

Sept. 10th. , son of Phineas Camp and wife. 

Sept. 10th, 1775. — Lewis, son of Lemuel Johnson and wife. 

Sept. 17th, 1775. — James, son of Wm. and Ehoda Trench. 

Oct. 15th, 1775. — Joyie, daughter of Jesse Cook and wife ; 

Abigail, daughter of Johnson and wife ; Eachel, daughter 

of James Hinman and wife. 

Dec. 10th. — Jess, son of Joseph Smith and wife ; Martha, daugh- 
ter of Benjamin Picket and wife ; Content, daughter of Thomas 
Cook and wife. 

Dec. 17th. — James, son of Henry Crane and wife ; Statyra, 
daughter of Phinehas Canfield and wife. 



326 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Jan. 14th, 1776. — Kejoice, son of John Crane and wife; Kath 
arine, daughter of Rev. Elizur Goodrich and Katharine his wife 

June 8th, 1777. — Huldah, daughter of Joseph Francis. 

June 22d, 1777. — Sylvester, son of Elnathan and Eunice 
Camp ; Sarah, daughter of James Hinman and wife. 

June 29th, 1777. — Lemuel, son of Lemuel Moffet and wife. 

July 6th. — Rachel, daughter of Timothy Stowe and wife. 

Aug. of Jesse Cook and wife. 

Aug. 31st. — Jesse, son of Phineas Canfield and wife. 

Sept. 7th, son of David Scpiier and wife ; Mary, daugh- 
ter of Abiathar Squire and wife ; Phebe, daughter of Daniel 
Diinock. 

Sept. 14th. — of Daniel Merwin and wife. 

Sept 28th. — Joel, son of Widow Sarah Griswold. 

Oct. 5th. — Elizabeth, daughter of John Newton and wife ; Eliz- 
abeth, daughter of Thomas Addres and wife. 

Oct. 12th, 1777.— Abigail, daughter of Samuel Barlet and 
wife. 

Oct. 19th, 1777. — Samuel and James, sons of Giles Rosseter 
and wife ; John, son of Richard Terry and wife. 

Oct. 26th, 1777. — Nathan, son of Phinehas Spelman and wife. 

Nov. 9th, 1777. — Stephen, son of Samuel Bates and wife; 
Hannah, D. of Capt. Samuel Camp and wife ; Eunice, D. of 
Johnson and wife. 

Dec. — , 1777. — Jonathan, son of Jonathan Loveland and wife. 

Dec. — , 1777. — Elizur, son of Ithamar Parsons, Jun. and wife. 

Jan. 25th, 1778. — Rhoda, daughter of Eliphaz Parmalee and 
wife. 

Jan. 3d, 1779. of Gudon Hull and his wife. 

March 21st. — Katharine, D. of Jeremiah Butler and wife ; 
Rhoda, daughter of Timothy Hull and wife ; Jerusha, daughter 
of Lemuel Johnson and wife. 

March 28th. — Jerusha, daughter of Henry Crane and wife ; 
Phebe, daughter of Robert Smithson and wife. 

March — , 1783. — Nancy and Sally, twin daughters of Capt. 
Johnson and Abigail, his wife ; Lewis, son of Ens. Ja- 
cob Clarke and his wife ; Jesse, son of Miles Merwin, Jun. and 
wife. 

March 23d, 1783. — Dan, son of Dan Parmalee and wife ; Lem- 
uel, son of Lemuel Johnson and wife. 



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MARRIAGES RECORDED. 

Jan. 12th, 1735. — James Gridley, of Farmington, and Hannah 
Clarke, of Durham. 

Jan. 13th. — Capt. James Wadsworth and Katharine Gurnsey. 

Feb. 11th. — Caleb Carr and Margaret Adams. 

March 21st. — Samuel Sutlief, of Haddam, and Eunice Curtiss, 
of Durham. 

May 10th, 1757. — Abraham Scranton and Eleanor, widow of 
James Picket. 

June 29th. — Nathaniel Bishop, of Durham, and Huldah 
Francis, of N. Killingworth. 

Oct. 6th. — Ozias Camp and Hannah Camp. 

Oct. 27th. — John No}^es Wadsworth and Esther Parsons. 

Dec. 21st. — John Norton and Hannah Bishop. 

Dec. 29th. — Noah Norton and Experience Strong. 

Mar. 23d, 1758. — Eobert Akins and widow Sarah Lyman. 

June 20th, 1758. — Ensign Edward Camp, of Middletown, and 
Esther Crittenden, of Durham. 

Nov. 8th. — -Noah Eobinson, of Granville, and Hannah Par- 
malee, of Durham. 

Dec. 5th. — Benjamin Picket and Adah Camp. 

Dec. 14th. — Miles Norton, of Goshen, and Esther Norton, of 
Durham. 

March 5th, 1759. — Ebenezer Baldwin, of Granville, and Lois 
Wetmore, of Middletown. 

Apr. 26th. — Elilm Crane and Mary Fowler. 

May 7th. — Asa Page, of Wallingford, and Eunice Page, of 
Brandford. 

May 23d. — Elnathan Camp and Eunice Talcott. 

Nov. 1st. — David Wood, of Greenwich, and Mary Brown, of 
Haddam. 

May 14th, 1760.— Elah Camp and Phebe Baldwin. 

July 30th. — Noah Baldwin and Mehetabel Parmalee. 

July 31. — Elisha Johnson, of Middletown, and Mary Seward, 
of Durham. 

Oct. 21st. — Jesse Cook, of Durham, and Euth Fairchild, of 
Haddam. 



328 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Nov. 5th, 1760. — Nathaniel Page, of Goshen, and Eleanor 
Wright, of Durham. 

Jan. 29th, 1761. — Benjamin Smith and Mehetabel Barnes, of 
Middlefleld. 

Jan. 29th. — David Stone, of Haddam, and Sarah Lucas, of 
Durham. 

March 26th. — Moses Austin, of Wallingford, and Lucy Sea- 
ward, of Durham. 

Apr. 9th, 1761. — Moses Seaward and Sarah Thomas, both of 
Durham. 

June 11th. — Asher Robinson and Margery Butcher, both of 
Durham. 

March 25th, 1762. — Solomon Rose, of Granville, and Rhoda 
Moultrup, of Durham. 

May 20th. — Amos Harrison, of Northford, and Elizabeth 
Fowler, of Durham. 

May 27th. — Daniel Dimoch and Thankful Merriman, of Dur- 
ham. 

June 6th. — James Cornel, of Middletown, and Urania Camp, 
of Durham. 

June 15th. — Richard and Phebe, negro servants of Ensign 
Simeon Parsons, of Durham. 

Dec. 7th. — John Hamilton, of Granville, and Rebecca Can- 
field, of Durham. 

Jan. 19th, 1763. — Jonas Bishop and Phebe Crane, of Dur- 
ham. 

March 3d. — Jesse Crane and the widow Rebekah Seward. 

May 11th, 1763.— Aaron Curtis, of Granville, and Hannah 
Griswold, of Durham. 

May 12th. — Benjamin Barns, of Granville, and Mary Coe, of 
Durham. 

Oct. 12th. — Reuben Parmalee, of Guilford, and Lydia Gris- 
wold, of Durham. 

Oct. 21st. — Lemuel Moffet and the widow Huldah Newton. 

Feb. 26th, 1764.— Giles Porter, of Haddam, and Susannah 
Hill, of Durham. 

Feb. 29th. — John Camp, 3d, and Eunice Coe, of Durham. 

May 11th. — Dolphin, negro servant of Capt. Abraham Camp, 



r«v. elizur Goodrich's record. 329 

of Norfolk, and Zill, negro servant of Lieut. David Coe, of Mid- 
dletown, with consent of their masters. 

May 16th. — Ezra Baldwin, Jun., and Elizabeth Lyman, both 
of Durham. 

May 17th. — Samuel Bates and Sarah Spelman, both of Had- ^ 
dam. 

May 24th. — Jared Wheadon and Sarah Chipman, both of 
Durham. 

Oct. 18th, 176-4. — Elisha Millar, of Farmington, and Sarah 
Fowler, of Durham. 

Jan. 15th, 1765. — John Johnson and Concurrence Crane, both 
of Durham. 

Feb. 21st, 1765. — Lieut. James Arnold and Tabatha Par- 
sons, both of Durham. 

/ March 28th, 1765. — Hezekiah Talcott, of Durham, and Sarah 
' Johnson, of Middletown. 

Apr. 9th, 1765. — Titus Fowler, of Granville, and Hannah 
Burrit, of Durham. 

Oct. 21st, 1765. — Aaron Hinman and Elizabeth Welles, both 
of Durham. 

Oct. 31st, 1765. — Eobert Crane and Mary Camp, both of Dur- 
ham. 

Dec. 24th, 1765. — Thomas Lewis, of Farmington, and Sarah 
Gurnsey, of Durham; also, James Bates, Jun., of Haddam, and 
I Anne Gurnsey, of Durham. 

Jan. 23d, 1766.— Asahel Cooley, of Wallingford, and Sarah 
! Merwin, of Durham. 

Feb. 7th, 1766. — James Brown and Peninnah Meeker, were 
married. 

Apr. 7th, 1766. — Amos Millar, Jun., and Elizabeth Tibbals, 
I of Middlefield, were married. 

Apr. 23d, 1766. — Humfrey Ball, of Lebanon, and Buth Gris- 
] wold, of Durham. 

July 29th, 1766.— Timothy Coe and Phebe Thomas, both of 
Durham. 

Sept. 21st, 1766. — Daniel Hall, Jun., and Ann Crane. 
V Oct. 27th, 1766.— Jesse Cook and Rhoda Talcot. 

Nov. 20th, 1766.— Heth Camp and Mary Tibbals. 

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330 HISTORY OF DURHAM. # 

Dec. 4th, 1766. — Samuel Done Cook, of Durham, and Re- 
bekali Picket, of Hadclam. 

Dec. 5th, 1766. — Josiah Squire, of Durham, and Betty Dud- 
ley, of Guilford ; and Stephen Spenar, of Killingworth, and 
Rhoda Squire, of Durham. 

Jan. 8th, 1767.— Phineas Camp and Martha Hall, both of 
Durham. 

Apr. 30th, 1767. — Dando, negro servant of Col. Elihu Chaun- 
cey, and Rose, negro servant of Mr. John Canfield, were mar- 
ried. 

June, 1767. — Giles Rose and Zipporah Camp, both of Dur- 
ham. 

Aug. 13th. — Sharp and Phyllis, negro servants of Mr. Elah 
Camp, were married. 

Aug. 19th. — Joseph Ingraham and Mehetabel Brown, both of 
Durham, were married. 

Aug. 20th. — Daniel Bacon, of Williamstown, and Hannah 
Robinson, of Durham, were married. 

Sept. 10th. — Joseph Smith and Rhoda Picket, both of Dur- 
ham. 

Sept. 15th. — Levi Chapman, of Saybrook, and Elizabeth 
Hull, of Durham, were married. 

Sept. 16th. — David Talcot and Anne Lyman, both of Dur- 
ham, were married. 

Sept. 17th. — Timothy Wackley, of Durham, and Anne Bates, 
of Haddam ; also, Ambrose Field, of Durham, and Sarah Bates, 
of Haddam, were married. 

Nov. 4th, 1767. — Miles Merwin, Jun., and Mary Parmalee, 
both of Durham, were married. 

Dec. 17th. — Joseph AVright, Jun., of Durham, and Sarah 
Bishop, of Guilford. 

Feb. 3, 1768. — Moses Griswold and Ann Smithson, both of 
Durham. 

Feb. 18. — Capt. Ebenezer Gurnsey and the widow Anne Ly- 
man, both of Durham, were married. 

June 16th. — Samuel Barlet and Abigail Ingraham, both of 
Durham, were married. 

Aug. 3d. — Eliphaz Parmalee, of Middletown, and Anne 
Handy, of Guilford, were married. 



rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 331 

Nov. 6th, 1768. — Enoch Coe, of Granville, and Katharine 
Camp, of Durham. 

Nov. 7th, 1768. — Samuel Bowman Wetmore and Anna Can- 
field. 

Dec. 12th. — Charles Bishop and Martha Hickox. 

Dec. 12th.-*-Reuben Bishop, of Durham, and the widow Sarah 
Walkley, of Haddam. 

Feb. 3d, 1769. — Israel Goddard and Ann Camp, of Durham. 

Oct. 26th. — Jacob Clark, of Haddam, and Katharine Canfield, 
of Durham. 

Dec. 14th, 1769. — Daniel Merwin and Eebekali Seward, both 
of Durham. 

Feb. 15th, 1770. — Timothy Bishop, of Guilford, and widow 
Abigail Ingraham, of Durham, married. 

Apr. 19th, 1770. — Lieut. John Camp and the widow Hannah 
Maddocks, were married. 

May 2d, 1770. — Timothy Hall and Deborah Hull, were mar- 
ried. 

May 2d, 1770. — Benjamin Holt, of Wallingford, and Anne 
Merwin, of Durham, were married. 

Dec. 27th, 1770. — David Curtiss, Jun., and Prudence Bishop, 
were married. 

Jan. 7th, 1771.— Samuel Fenn Parsons and Martha Picket, 
were married. 

Jan. 30th, 1771. — Thomas Lyman and Eachel Seaward, were 
married. 

July 4th, 1771.— Cap t. William Ward, of Middletown, and 
the widow Hannah Spencer, of Durham. 
V Oct. 20th. — Jesse Cook and the widow Anne Griswold. 

Nov. 7th. — Reuben Hopson, of Wallingford, and Sarah Tib- 
bies, of Durham. 

Dec. 5th. — Phinehas Bates and Esther Curtiss. 

Dec. 25th. — Caesar and Candace, negro servants of Joseph 
Camp, with his consent. 

Jan. 1st, 1772. — Abraham Scranton, Jun., and Hannah 
Camp. 

Jan. 2d, 1772. — Timothy Parsons, Jun., and Phebe Camp. 

Jan. 8th, 1772. — Thomas and Thankful, negro servants of 
Caleb Fowler, with his consent. 



332 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Abraham Hand and Ruth South worth. 



May 6th. — Nathan Seward and Kachel Gillum. 

May 21st. — Ithamar Parsons, Jun., and Mehetabel Hull. 

Oct. 29th, 1772.— Elihu Atkins and Ruth Baldwin. 

Nov. 9th. — Elias Austin and widow Sarah Akins. 

Nov. 11th. — Lemuel Johnson, of Middletown, »and Jerusha 
Norton, of Durham. 

Nov. 12th. — Grershom Birdsey and Hannah Barlett, both of 
Middletown. 

Nov. 30th. — Ensign Simeon Parsons, of Durham, and widow 
Abigail Bates, of Haddam. 

Dec. 28th. — Ensign David Camp, of Woodbury, and the 
widow Mary Hubbard, of Durham. 

Nov. 19th. — Stephen Tuttle, of New Haven, and Rhoda Coe, 
of Durham. 

Feb. 18th, 1773.— The Eev. Samuel Johnson, of New Leba- 
non, in the County of Albany, and Elizabeth Camp, of Dur- 
ham. 

Jan., 1773. — Nathan Bristol and Hannah Merwin, were mar- 
ried. 

Apr. 1st, 1773. — Phineas Canfield and Amy Newton. 

May 27th, 1773. — Eeuben Baldwin and Eunice Camp. 

June 24th, 1773. — Henry Crane and Jerusha Parmalee were 
married. 

Aug. 4th, 1773. — Peruda Stevens, of Kensington, and Sarah 
Seward, of Durham. 

Oct. 7th, 1773. — Abraham Bishop and Mary Thomas, both of 
Durham ; also, Nathaniel Hickox and Rebeckah Rosseter, of 
Durham. 

Nov. 10th, 1773.— Gurdon Hull, of Killingworth, and Huldah 
Crane, of Durham ; also, William Trench and Rhoda Hickox of 
Durham. 

March 15th, 1774. — Beriah Chittenden and Huldah Newton 
were married. 

April 3d, 1774. — Joel Robinson and Hannah Wilcocks were 
married. 

May 9th, 1774. — Jonathan Squire and Sarah Ingraham were 
married. 



rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 333 

Dec. — , 1774. — James Hickox and Rhoda Parmalee were mar- 
ried. 

Jan. 18th, 1775. — Gideon Canfield, Jim., and Statyra Camp 
were married. 

Feb. 14th, 1775. — Samuel Weeks, of Woodbury, and Abigail 
Hull, of Durham, were married. 

Feb. 9th, 1775— Medad Strong and Hannah Kelsey, both of 
Durham, were married. 

March 16th, 1775. — Eliakim Strong, Jun., and Remembrance 
Wright were married. 

May 22. — Ashur Wright and Beulah Strong. 

June 15th, 1775. — Morris Coe and Lucy Rosseter were mar- 
ried. 

Nov. 22d. — Dan. Canfield and Comfort Newton were married. 

Dec. 7th.---Joseph Parsons and Mercy Coe were married. 

May 15th, 1777. — Phinehas Parmalee and Lucy Rose were 
married. 

Aug. 27th, 1777. — Reuben Bailey, of Haddam and Rhoda 
Fairchild, of Durham. 

Oct. 15th, 1777. — Roswel Francis, of Killingworth, and Anne 
Hull, of Durham, were married. 

March 23d, 1778. — Stephen Norton, Jun. and Mary Merwin 
were married. 

March 25th, 1778.— Robert Smithson and Mehetabel Hull were 
married. 

Oct. 4th, 1778. — Phinehas Picket and Anne Squire were mar- 
ried. 

Oct. 5£h, 1778. — Timothy Butler and Sarah Hull were mar- 
ried. 

Jan. 17th, 1779. — Benjamin Tainter and Hannah Norton were 
married. 

Jan. 28th, 1779.- — Lemuel Parsons and Katharine Coe were 
married. 

Feb. 8th, 1779. — Saxton Squire and Dorcas Bulkley were 
married. 

Feb. 25th, 1779. — Abraham Stow and Rachel Seward were 
married. 

March 1st, 1779. — Joel Palmer, of Greenwich, and Abigail 
Squire, of Durham, were married. 

March 14th, 1779. — Rejoice Camp and Ruth Picket. 



334 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

June 2d, 1779. — Judali Benjamin, of Milford, and the Widow 
Ehoda Trench, of Durham. 

Aug. 19th, 1779. — Charles Scars, of Haddam, and Diana, daugh- 
ter of Thomas Stevens, of Durham. 



REV. DAVID SMITH S RECORD. 

May 1st, 1801. 

Names belonging to the Church of Christ in Durham, Ct. The 
following persons were admitted before my ordination, which 
took place Aug. 15th, 1799 : 

James Arnold and wife ; Thomas Curtiss and wife ; Mrs. 
Mary Chauncey ; Old Jack, Negro ; Widow Catharine Goodrich ; x 
Widow Sarah Bishop ; Abiel Baldwin and wife ; Noah Bald- 
win ; Widow Bishop ; Curtis Bates and wife ; Reuben 

Baldwin and wife ; Widow Rachel Camp ; Joseph Camp ; Sam- 
uel Camp and wife ; Elnathan Camp and wife ; Widow Anna 
Canfield ; Elias Camp and wife ; Wife of Timothy Coe ; Abijah 
Curtis and wife ; Rejoice Camp and wife; Daniel Dimock and 
wife ; Ashur Canfield and wife ; Oliver Coe and wife ; David 
Camp and Charles Goodrich ; Ebenezer Camp and wife ; Nathan 
0. Camp and wife ; Ezra Camp and wife ; Elah Camp and wife ; 
Wife of JabezChalker; Gad Camp ; John Curtiss; James Curtiss ; 
Abel Coe ; Lois Curtiss, Sarah Curtiss, since married to D. Johns* >i i 
and Elnathan Camp ; Widow Anna Curtiss ; Caleb Fowler ; Reu- 
ben Fowler; Bridgman Guernsey; Widow Sarah Guernsey; Sam- 
uel Hart and wife ; Widow Rachael Hickox ; Wife of James Hin- 
man ; Wife of John Hall ; Deacon John Johnson ; WifeofCapt. 
John Johnson ; Miles Merwin and wife ; Daniel Meeker ; Capt. 
Stephen Norton ; Burwel Newton ; Burwell Newton, Jun. ; 
Samuel Parsons and wife ; Wife of Benjamin Picket ; James 
Picket ; Dea. Dan. Parmalee and wife ; Eliphaz Parmalee and 
wife ; Levi Parmalee and wife ; Joel Parmalee and wife ; Joseph 
Parsons and wife ; Samuel F. Parsons and wife ; Ozias Norton 
and wife ; Ashur Robinson ; Timothy Stowe and wife ; Wife of 
Gurdon Hull ; Abraham Scranton and wife ; Seth Seward and 
wife ; Eliakim Strong and wife ; Wife of John Spencer ; Wife 
of Russel Strong ; Daniel Southmayd ; Joseph Southmayd and 
wife ; Hamlet Scranton and wife ; Ebenezer Tibbals and wife ; 



REV. DAVID SMITH'S RECORD. 335 

Wife of Hon. James Wadsworth ; Ashur Wright and wife ; 
Wife of John N. Wadsworth ; Richard, (colored man) ; Widow 
Hope Davis ; Nathan Kelsey ; Samuel Wright and wife ; Nancy 
Merwin ; Widow Sarah Fowler; Boardman Wetmore and wife ; 
Joseph South worth ; Samuel Meeker and wife. 

The following are the names of those who have been admitted 
into the Church, during my ministry, which commenced Aug. 
15th, 1799. D. Smith. 

1800. — Aaron Baldwin and wife, date is lost. 

August. — Dennis Camp and wife. 

Nov. — Sylvester Camp and wife; Nathan Wetmore and wife. 

March 28th, 1802. — Josiah Jewett and wife ; Wife of Charles 
Coe, Esq.; Wife of Guernsey Bates. 

Sept. 5th. — Wife of Jacob Harrison. Recommended from 
Chh. in Branford. 

March 5th, 1803.— Wife of Job Canfield. 

April 24th.— Wife of Rev. David Smith ; Wife of Reuben 
Fowler ; Wife of John Butler. 

Sept. 4th. — Hezekiah Baldwin and wife ; Seth Baldwin and 
wife ; Jesse Smith ; Josiah Parsons. 

Sept. 4th. — Wife of Asher Coe ; . Wife of Roger Newton ; 
Nabbj^ Johnson ; Phebe Scranton ; Catharine Rose ; Polly Nor- 
ton ; Phebe Curtiss ; Polly Smith. 

Nov. 6th. — Wife of Stephen Norton, Jun. ; Wife' of John Nor- 
ton ; Rhoda Hawley ; Sally Johnson, daughter of Capt. J. John- 
son ; Hannah Bowin ; Clarissa Hosmer ; Ada Camp. 

Nov. 6th, 1803.— Bolinda Hinman. 

Nov. 6th 1803. — Roxana Squire ; Timothy Tattle, afterwards 
a minister ; Noah Coe, afterwards a minister ; James Hickox ; 
John Tibbals and wife ; Wife of Charles White ; Wife of Israel 
Camp ; Widow Phebe Johnson ; Abigail Seward, afterwards 
wife of M. Merwin ; Lois Hart ; Anna Wetmore ; Wife of Dr. 
William Foote ; Nancy Robinson. 

1804. — Augustus Curtis, Ozias Camp, date lost; Ashur Coe ; 
Seth Tibbals ; Wife of James Picket ; Wife of John Curtiss ; 
Wife of Capt. Noah Cone ; Wife of Capt. John Hart. 

1805. — Capt. Noah Cone ; Roger Newton ; Adah Baldwin. 

Aug. 25th. — Samuel Lucas and wife ; Ashur Wetmore and 



336 HISTOEY OF DURHAM. 

wife ; Wife of Giles Eose ; Wife of James Kose ; Wife of Elisha 
Harvey ; Wife of James Clarke ; Lucretia Fowler ; Eunice Par- 
malee, afterwards wife of Dr. Stone. 

July 6th, 1806.— Wife of George Sheldon ; Mary Barnes. 

Aug. 23d, 1807.— Rachel Hubbard. 

Sept. 16th, 1808.— Wife of Abraham Coe. 

Nov. 6th. — Wife of Daniel Bates ; Dan. Parmalee, Jun. and 
wife ; Wife of Anson Squire ; Wife of Seth Tibbals ; Maheta- 
bel Parmalee ; Nabby Parmalee ; Sally Parmalee ; Alpha Bates ; 
Phebe Bates ; Polly Coe, afterwards wife of J. Chedsey ; Sally 
Coe ; Eurana Lyman ; Eunice Baldwin ; Betsey Hall, afterwards 
wife of R. Parmalee ; Hannah Hall, afterwards wife of Dr. Cat- 
lin ; Almira Johnson ; Sally Johnson, 2d, daughter of widow 
Johnson ; Sophronia Reynold ; Betsey Robinson ; Sally Robin- 
son ; Hannah Robinson ; Dency White ; Sophronia White ; Or- 
pha Seward; Electa Strong ; Phebe Strong; Eunice Norton; 
Amanda Camp ; William White ; Aaron Hosmer ; Collins Hos- 
mer ; Stephen Turner ; James Parmalee, Jun. ; Phinehas Par- 
malee ; Henry Canfield ; Chauncey Stephens ; Miles Merwin, 
Jun. ; Wife of Timothy Coe, Jun. by letter from the Churh in 
Rocky Hill. 

Nov. 15th, 1808.— Wife of William Thomas ; Charles Bald- 
win ; Leverett Norton. 

Jan. 1st. — David Hull ; William Smith. * 

April 2d.— Wife of Asahel Strong, died Oct. 27th, '62 ; Sam- 
uel Curtiss ; Joseph Hull, Jun. ; Ozias Camp, 2d ; Lyman C. 
Camp ; Elah Camp, 2d ; Dr. William Foote, by letter from ye 
Church in Goshen ; Isaac Newton by letter. 

Oct. 29th. — Ichabod Camp ; Samuel Hall ; Wife of John 
King ; Wife of John Loveland ; Sally, daughter of Ebenezer 
Camp ; Abigail Dalaby ; Hannah Strong. 

July 1st, 1810. — Wife of Samuel F. Parsons, by letter from 
Wallingford. 

Oct., 1811. — Wife of Thomas Richmond. 

1812. — Second wife of Nathan Wetmore ; Catharine Parsons; 
Wife of Burwell Newton. 

Oct. 17th, 1813.— Wife of John Strong. 

Aug. 14th, 1814. — Timothy Stone and wife, admitted by letter 
from the Church in Guilford. 



REV. DAVID SMITHS' RECORD. 337 

Sept. 4th. — Samuel C. Camp and wife, by letter from Hart- 
ford ; Amherst Hayes and wife admitted by letter ; Polly, wife 
of Jehiel Hull, admitted by letter ; Wife of Joseph Smith. 

June 25th, 1815. — Heth F. Camp ; Eoxana Cone. 

Jan. 7th, 1816.— Wife of John Camp; Wife of Lyman C. 
Camp ; Sally, daughter of widow Israel Camp ; Sally Hall ; 
Adah Johnson ; Achsa Camp ; Phebe Merwin; Samuel John- 
son and wife ; Enos Camp ; Alfred Camp. 

Sept. 1st. — Widow Betsey Everest ; Wife of Ozias Camp ; 
Widow Hannah Strong ; Mary Tuttle ; Anna Baldwin. 

Sept. 7th, 1816. — Wife of Ozias Camp, 2d; Sally, daughter of 
Nathan 0. Camp ; Pamela Bagg. 

Nov. 3d.— Widow Potter. 

Nov. 2d, 1817. — Thadeus Camp ; Ira T. Bates, afterwards a 
minister. 

July 4th, 1819. — Eachel Stone, by letter from the Church in 
Geneva, New York. 

Nov. 7th. — Elijah Coe, Esq., by letter from the Church in 
Hartland. 

March 2d, 1820.— Wife of Elah Camp, 2d, by letter from the 
Church in Guilford. 

May 7th. — Widow Alice C. Wadsworth, by letter from a Church 
in New York. 

Sept. 3d. — George Camp, by letter from New Haven. 

Jan. 1st, 1821. — Widow Lucy Parsons ; Widow Anna Picket ; 
second wife of Elah Camp ; Wife of Wedworth Wadsworth. 

'Jan. 21st. — Wife of Samuel Curtiss; Anna Squire; Delia 
Norton ; Lucy Camp ; Euth Merwin ; Anna Stevens ; Daniel 
Howd; Joel Parmalee; Joseph Thomas; Horace Fitch, (col- 
oured.) 

March 4th, 1821. — Charlotte Hyde; Lydia Curtiss; Betsey 
H. Parmalee. 

July 15th. — Lola Hall; Wife of James Wheadon ; Phebe Par- 
malee ; Mary Ann Bowers. 

July 15th. — Maria, Eliza, and Nancy Seward ; Mary Parma- 
lee ; Cynthia Ann Shelley ; Samuel Newton. 

Nov. 4th. — Betsey, daughter of Elah Camp; Catherine C. 
Smith. 

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338 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

March 3d, 1822.— George W. Jewett; Wealthy, wife of Miles 
Merwin, Jun., by letter from 2d Church in Middletown. 

June 16th. — Olive, wife of Amos Smith, by letter from the 
Church in Haddam. 

July 7th. — Betsey, wife of Joseph Thomas, by a letter from 
North Bristol. 

Dec. 24th. — Charles Coe, Esq., admitted at his own house and 
received the ordinance of Lord's Supper. 

Oct. 26th, 1823.— Dr. Jared Kirtland. 

Dec— Wife of Joseph Andrews. 

Jan. 22d, 1824. — Fanny, wife of Dr. C. Andrews, admitted by 
letter from the Church in Haddam. 

March 4th. — Dr. John J. Catlin, by letter from ye Church in 
Canaan. 

Dec. — Lois, wife of Eeuben Brainard, by letter from ye Church 
in Haddam. 

June 30th, 1825. — Perez Sturtevant, by letter from the Church 
in Middletown. 

Dec. 11th. — Althea, wife of David Pardee. 

March 5th, 1826. — Martha Stevens, by letter from Haddam. 

Aug. 13th. — Mary P. Spencer, by letter from the Church in 
East Haddam. 

Oct. 29th. — Widow Sarah Pierson, re-admitted by letter from 
the Church in North Killingworth. 

Nov. 5th. — David Johnson. 

Dec. 31st— Henry B. Camp, afterwards a minister. 

Aug. 26th, 1827. — Elias Meigs, by letter from ye Church in 
East Guilford ; Wife of Noah Parmalee ; Guernsey Cam}), Orrin 
Camp, admitted by letters. 

Sept. 2d. — Betsey, daughter of Thadeus Camp, admitted at her 
father's house, and received the ordinance of ye Lord's Supper. 
A solemn season. 

Oct. — Wife of George Camp, admitted by letter from ye Church 
in Wilbraham, Mass. 

Nov. 4th. — Samuel Hart ; Capt. John Hart ; Roswell Thorpe 
and wife ; Abraham Camp ; Nathan Camp, Jun. ; Chauncey 
Swathel ; Merick Coe. 

Nov. 4th.— Edmund Hart ; Wife of Dr. Abner Newton ; Wife 
of Elijah Coe, Esq. ; Eunice Manser; Betsey Ann Parker; Mary 



proprietors' record. 339 

Parker; Marietta Loveland; Eurasia E. Stone; Phebe Stone; 
Wife of Edwin Coe ; Esther Lyman. 

Jan. 6th, 1828.— Abraham Coe. 

July 3d, 1828. — Mrs. Achsah Goodwin, by letter froni a Church 
in Detroit 

Aug. 31st — Charles Miller and wife; John A. Graves and 
wife ; Wife of John S. Camp; Lunora Camp; Rhoda Merwin ; 
Nancy Merwin : Catharine Foote ; Silas Merriman, by letter from 
ye Church in WallingforcL 

Apr. 4th, 1830. — Wife of Isaac Loveland, by letter from ye 
Church in Haddam. 

Sept 4th, 1831. — Joseph P. Camp and wife ; Augustus Howd 
and wife ; Elias H. Pratt and wife. 

Sept — Wife of George W. Jewett ; Eli Camp; Betsey B. 
Camp ; Betsey Thomas ; Adaline Stone ; Eliza B. Camp ; Eliza 
Ann Miller ; Abner Newton, Jun. was admitted by a letter from 
Hartford ; date forgotten. 

proprietors' record. 

Mary, daughter of Joel Parmalee, was born 12th of , 

1706. 

Eunice, the daughter of Nathaniel Sutlief, was born the sev- 
enth day of August, 1706. 

Deborah, ye daughter of Joseph Norton, was born the first day 
of November, 1707. 

Concurrence, ye daughter of Henry and Abigail Crane, was 
born ye 25th day of March, 1708, entered Nov. ye 3d day. 1708, 
pr Jas. Wads worth. 

Mary, ye daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah Sutlief, was born 
July ye 16th day, 1708. 

John, ye son of Joel and Abigail Parmalee, was born Oct. }*e 
17th day, 1708. 

Caleb Seward and Lydia, his wife, the first inhabitants that 

> came to settle with four children, ye 4th day of May, 

L699j the s'd Caleb Seward being then almost six months above 
;">7 years old, who was born the 14th of March, 1662, his wife, 
Lydia, being then about 35 years old at the time of their coming 
to Durham. Daniel, the son of Caleb and Lydia Seaward, was 
born the 16th Oct, 1687, and died the 28th of Apr., 1688, being 



340 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

their first child. Lydia, the daughter, and 2d child of Caleb 
and Lydia Seward, was born ye 22d of May, 1689. Caleb, the 
son, and 3d child of Caleb and Lydia Seward, was born the 2d 
of Jan., 1691. Thomas, the son, and 4th child of Caleb and 
Lydia Seward, was born the 19 th December. 

Joseph Gailord, born the 22d of , 1674, entered June 

20th, 1706, now in he£ 33d year. 

Mary, the wife of Joseph Gailord, born the 25th of May, 1678, 
entered January, 1706, being now in they 29th year of her age. 

Mary, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Gailord, was born the 
22d of November, 1700. 

Thankful, daughter of Joseph and Mary Gailord, was born the 
25th of Jan., 1703-4. 

Timothy, ye son of Joseph and Mary Gailord, was born ye 
29th of November, 1706. 

Eachel, the daughter of and Sarah Buck, was born ye 22d 

of March, 1708. 

Samuel, the son of Joseph and Mary Gailord, was born ye 5th 
day of July, 1709. Entered August 15th, 1710. 

Sarah, the daughter of Jonathan and Mahetabel Wells, was 
born the 26th day of February, 1709-10. 

Moses, the son of Moses and Abigail Parsons, was born Oct. 
ye 19th day, 1710. Entered Dec. 28th, 1710. 

Elihu, the son of Mr. Nathaniel and Mrs. Sarah Chauncey, 
was born March the 24th, 1710. Entered Jan. 6th, 1710-11. 

Joseph, the son of Nathaniel and Sarah Sutliff, was born June 
29th, 1710. Entered Jan. 18th, 1710-11. 

Joseph, the son of Benjamin and Dinah Beach, was born Oct. 
24th day, 1710. Entered Jan. 19th, 1710-11. 

Deborah, the daughter of John and Hannah Sutliff, was born 
Apr. 10th, 1710. Entered Jan. 10th, 1710. 

Henry, the son of Henry and Abigail Crane, was born the 
20th of March, 1710. Entered Feb. 27th, 1710-11. 

Elihu, the son of Mr. Nathaniel and Mrs. Sarah Chauncey, 
was born March, 24th day, 1710. 

Sarah, daughter of Mr. Nathaniel and Mrs. Sarah Chauncey, 
was born Feb. the 24th, 1711-12. 

Katherine, the daughter of the sd. Nathaniel and Sarah Chaun- 
cey, was born Sept., 22d day, 1714. 



PROPRIETORS' RECORD. 341 

Abigail, the daughter of the sd. Nathaniel and Sarah Chaun- 
cey, was born Oct., 2d day, 1717. 

Nathaniel, the son of the sd. Nath'll Chauncey and the sd. Sa- 
rah, his wife, was born Jan. 21st, 1720-21. 

Elnathan, the son of Mr. Nath'll Chauncey and Sarah, his 
wife, was born Sept. 10th, 1724. 

Abel, the son of Benjamin and Dinah Beach, was born Febru- 
ary, the 9th day, 1711-12. 

Samuel, the son of Stephen and Buth Hickox, was born Sept., 
the 23d day, 1712. 

John, the son of Mr. Hezekiah and Jemima Tallcot, was born 
November, the 26th day, 1712. 

John, the son of Samuel and Mary Parsons, was born the 12th 
day of June, 1713. 

Jonathan, the son of John and Elizabeth Norton, was born 
the 18th day of February, 1711-12. 

Abigail, the daughter of Moses and Abigail Parsons, was born 
February, the 10th day, 1712-14. 

John, the son of John and Hannah Sutliff, was born the 8th 
of March, 1713-14. 

Eleanor, the daughter of Joseph and Eleanor Seward, was 
born Oct. 9th, 1714. 

Phebe, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Wheeler, was born 

, the first day, 1711. 

Ephraim, the son, and sixth child of Caleb and Lydia Seward, 
born the 6th day of Aug., 1700, being the first English child 
born in Cogingchaug alias Durham. 

Ebenezer, the son, and seventh child of Caleb and Lydia Se- 
ward, was bora ye 7th day of Jan., 1703, being the second Eng- 
lish child born in Durham. 

Joseph, the son of Nathaniel and Sarah Sutliff, deceased, June 
22d, 1711. 

Joseph Gaylord, Senior, deceased, Feb., second day, 1711-12, 
and Sarah, his wife, deceased, upon the 12th day of Feb. 

Samuel, the son of Samuel and Mary Fairchild, was born the 
10th of August, 1708. Entered Dec. 1st, 1709, per James 
Wadsworth, Town Clerke. 

Joseph, the son of Joseph and Deborah Norton, was born Sep. 
ye 2d day, 1709. Entered Dec. ye 27th, 1709, pr James Wads- 
worth, Town Clerke. 



342 HISTORY OF DURHAM 

Jonathan, the son of Kobert and Barbarah Coe, was born 
the 13th, 1710. Entered 2d, 1710, pr James Wads 



worth, Town Clerke. 

Mr. Nathaniel Chauncey of Durham, and Mrs. Sarah Judson, 
the daughter of Capt. James Judson, of Stratford, were married 
Oct., 12th day, 1708, by ye Rev. Mr. Charles Chauncey, Pastor 
of the Church of Christ in Stratfield. 

Edmund, the son of Mr. Samuel and Mary Fairchild, was born 
the 12th day of August, 1714. 

Samuel, the son of Samuel and Dinah Norton, was born March, 
the 20th day, 1714. 

Daniel, the son of Jonathan and Abigail Rose, was born Jan. , 
12th day, 1716-17. 

Amos, the son of Amos and Anne Camp, was born Sept., 22d 
day, 1717. 

Eleanour, the wife of Joseph Seward, Jun., departed this life 
Dec. 20th, 1714. 

Joseph Seward, Jun., and Hannah Crane, were married Apr. 
26th, 1720, by Mr. Jared Elliott, Pastor of the Church at Kil- 
lingworth. 

Marcey, the daughter of David Johnson and Ruth his wife, 
was born March, 6th day, 1727-8. 

Samuel Parsons and Mary Wheeler were married Dec. 15th, 
1711, by the Rev. Mr. Nath'll Chauncey, Pastor of the Church of 
Christ in Durham. 

Caleb Seward, Jun. and Sarah Carr, were married Jan. 21st 
day, 1713-14, by Nath'll Chauncey, pastor of the Church of 
Christ in Durham. 

Hezekiah, the son of Joel and Abigail Parmalee, was born the 
tenth day of Jan. 1710-11. 

Abigail, the daughter of Richard and Hannah Beach, was born 
Feb. 5th, 1710-11. 

Lois, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Gaylord, was born 
April, the —day, 1711. 

Aaron, the son of Lieut. Samuel and Rhoda Parsons, was born 
Sep., the 3d day, 1711. 

Martha, the daughter of John and Hannah Sutlill*, was born 
Apr., ye 19th day, 1712. 

Isaac, the son of Joseph and Deborah Norton, was born Aug. 
the 17th day, 1712. 



proprietors' record. 343 

Jonathan, the son of Jonathan and Mehethabel Wells, was 
born Nov., the 16th day, 1712. 

• Abigail, the daughter of Henry and Abigail Crane, was born 
June, 6th day, 1712. 

Mary, the daughter of Jun. Sam'll and Mary Fairchild, was 
born the first day of July, 1712. 

Matthew, the son of Ephraim and Phebe Hawley, was born 
Feb., ye first day, 1713-14. 

. Dinah, the daughter of John and Deborah Monger, was born 
Apr., the 5th day, 1712. 

Lucie, the daughter of John and Deborah Monger, was born 
Sep., 10th day, 1713. 

Joel, the son of Joel and Abigail Parmalee, was born January, 
the — day, 1713-14. 

November 27th, 1729, Silas Crane and Marcey Griswold were 
joined in mam age. 

September 10th, 1730, Abigail, the daughter of Silas Crane 
md Marcey, his wife, was born. 

, the wife of James Wright, departed this life March 

Llth, 1715-16. 

Joseph Seward and Elenour Wheeler were married January 
he 14th, 1713-14, by the Rev. Mr. Nath'll Chauncey. 

William Seward and Damaris Punderson were married Sept., 
L9th clay, 1710, by Abraham Bradley, one of her majesties Jus- 
ices of the Peace for the County of New Haven. 

Stephen Bate and Patience Seward were married Dec. 29th 
L715, by James Wadsworth, Justice of the Peace. 

Jeremiah Leming and Abigail Turner were married July 4th, 
L716, by Thomas Ward, Justice of the Peace. 

Amos Camp and Anne Andrus were married Dec. 18th, 1716, 
3y James Wadsworth, Justice of the Peace. 

Stephen, the son of Stephen and Ruth Hickox, was born July 
L7th, 1714. 

Sarah, the daughter of Stephen and Ruth Hickox, was born 
kpr. 14th, 1716. 

< Abraham, the son of Abraham and Sarah Crittenden, was born 
August third, 1714. 

Sarah, the daughter of James and Hannah Curtis, was born 
tfarch, the 15th day, 1712-13. 



344 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Esther, the daughter of James and Hannah Curtiss, was born 
August 22d, 1715. 

Certified by Thomas Hastings, Clerke at Hatfield, that Jona- 
than, son of John and Sarah Wells, was born December 14th, 
1682. 

Joseph "Wright, the son of James and Hannah Wright, was 
born Nov. 1st, 1713. 

John, the son of John and Elizabeth Norton, was born Feb., 
the 16th day, 1714-15. 

Sarah, the daughter of Abraham and Sarah Cruttenden, was 
born Sept. 12th, 1718. 

Mary, the daughter of Caleb Seward, Jan., and Sarah, his wife, 
was born Apr. 8th, 1719. 

William, the son of William and Damaris Seward, was born 
July the 27th, 1712. 

David, the son of William and Damaris Seward, was born 
June the 23d, 1714. 

Sarah, the daughter of Caleb and Sarah Seward, was born Jan. 
8th, 1714-15. 

Anna, the daughter of Nath'll and Sarah Sutlief, was born the 
30th day of May, 1715. 

Sarah, the daughter of Abraham and Sarah Cruttenden, was 
born May, 10th day, 1715. 

Thomas, the son of Thomas and Deborah Norton, was born 
May, the 13th day, 1715. 

Ebenezer, the son of Eobert and Barbarah Coe, was born Aug. 
21st, 1715. 

Abigail, the daughter of Kichard and Hannah Beach, was born 
the 15th day of Feb., 1710-11. 

Hannah, the daughter of Richard and Hannah Beach, was 
born the 15th day of May, 1714. 

Margarret, the daughter of Abrahm and Rebecca Jelit, was 
born the 8th of Feb. 1715-16. 

Ebenezer, the son of James and Hannah Wright, was born 
Feb., 26th day, 1715-16. 

Martha, the daughter of Moses and Abigail Parsons, was born 
Oct. 5th, 1716. 

Abigail, the daughter of Jonathan and Mehethabel Wells, was 
born the 21st day of June, 1715. 



proprietors' record. 345 

Dinah, the daughter of John and Hannah Sutlief, was born 
Sep., the 7th day, 1716. 

Henry, the son of Henry and Concurrence Crane, was born 
Oct. 25th, 1671. Entered from an attested copy from Killing- 
worth Records. 

Martha, the daughter of Eobert and Barbarah Coe, was born 
March 21st, 1713. 

Ebenezer, the son of Robert and Barbarah Coe, was born 
August 21st, 1715. 

Mary, the daughter of Robert and Barbarah Coe, was born 
Apr. 11th, 1717. 

Robert, the son of Ensign Robert and Barbarah Coe, was born 
June 11th, 1719. 

Cornelius Hull and Mahethabel Grave were married Feb., the 
first day, 1714-15, by Abraham Fowler, Esq., assistant. 

Joseph, the son of the scl. Cornelius and Mahethabel Hull, was 
born Apr. 29th, 1716. - 

John, the son of the sd. Cornelius and Mahethable Hull, was 
born 14th of Jan. 1717-18. 

Cornelius, the son of the sd. Cornelius and Mahethabel Hull, 
was born the 5th of Oct., 1719. 

Sarah, the daughter of James and Hannah Curtis, was born 
March 15th, 1712-13. 

Esther, the daughter of the sd. James and Hannah, was born 
Aug. 22d, 1715. 

Mary, the daughter of the sd. James and Hannah, was born 
July 4th, 1717. 

Phebe, the daughter of the sd. James and Hannah, was born 
Oct. 4th, 1719. 

Ruth, the daughter of Stephen and Ruth Hickox, was born 
August 31st, 1719. 

Benjamin, the son of John and Elizabeth Norton, was born 
July 12th, 1719. 

( Susannah, the daughter of Abraham and Sarah Cruttenden, 
was born September the 5th, 1720. 

Jemimah, the daughter of Mr. Hezekiah Tallcot and Jemimah, 
his wife, was born the 20th of November, 1719. 

Samuel Roberts and Rachel Webb were married March the 
22d, 1716-17, by James Wadsworth, Justice of Peace. 

44 



346 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of Samuel and Kachel Roberts, was 
born Jan. 24th, 1717-18. 

Samuel, the son of Samuel and Rachel Roberts, was born 
March the 9th, 1719-20. 

Thomas Seward and Sarah Gamp were married March 31st, 
1720, by James Wadsworth, Assistant. 

Solomon, the son of the sd. Thomas and Sarah Seward, was 
born Jan. 19th, 1720-21. 

Eunice, the daughter of Richard and Hannah Beach, was born 
March 28th, 1716. 

Benjamin, the son of Richard and Hannah Beach, was born 
May, 5th day, 1720-1. 

John, the son of James and Hannah Curtiss, was born Novem- 
ber 21st, 1721. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of Cornelious and Mahethabel Hull, 
was born the 25th of Apr., 1721. 

Cornelious, the son of Cornelious and Mahethabel Hull, de- 
parted this life the last day of June, 1722. 

Mary, the daughter of Abraham and Sarah Cruttenden, was 
born Sep. the 27th, 1722. 

November 30th, 1719, Timothy Parsons and Mary Robinson 
were joined in marriage, by Rev. Mr. N. Chauncey. 

Mary, the daughter of the sd. Timothy and Mary Robinson, 
was born Nov., the 3d day, 1722. 

Noahdiah Seward and Hannah Smith were married Oct. the 
19th, 1721, by Phinehas Fisk, minister of the Gospel at Haddam, 

Lydia, the daughter of the sd. Noahdiah and Hannah, was 
born January 17th, 1722-23. 

Hannah, the daughter of Abraham Thomas and Hannah, his 
wife, was born Apr. 23d day, 1728. 

Mary, the daughter of Mr. Hezekiah Talcott and Jemima, his 
wife, was born Feb. 16th, 1722-23. 

Ann. the daughter of Mr. Hezekiah Talcott and Jemima, his 
wife, was born Sep. 6th, 1725. 

Rachel, the daughter of Mr. Hez. Talcott and Jemima, his wife, 
was born Sep. 30th, 1728. 

David Fowler and Mary Miles were married June 15th, 
1724-25. 

Miles, the son of David Fowler and Mary, his wife, was born 
March 9th, 1726-7. 



PROPRIETORS' RECORD. 347 

David, the son of David Fowler and Mary, his wife, was born 
Jan. 21st, 1728-9. 

Jehiel, the son of Cornelious Hull and Mahethabel, his wife, 
was born Feb. 28th, 1728-9. 

Jearid, the son of Joseph Seward and Hannah, his wife, was 
born Feb. 22d, 1727-8. 

Patience, the daughter of Stephen and Patience Bate, was born 
Jan. 11th, 1716-17. 

Anna, the daughter of Stephen and Patience Bate, was born 
Feb. 5th, 1719-20. 

Stephen, the son of Stephen and Patience Bate, was born 
March 20th, 1722-23. 

Hephzibah, the daughter of Joseph and Hannah Seward, was 
born Nov. 27th, 1722. • 

Elizabeth, the daughter of Daniel and Sarah Merwin, was born 
Feb. 14th, 1722-23. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of Stephen and Euth Hickox, was 
born March 21st, 1722-3, and dyed Jan. 30th, 1723-4. 

Joseph, the son of Joseph and Abigail Coe, was born Sep. 5th, 
1718. 

David, the son of Joseph and Abigail Coe, was born Feb. 18th 
day, 1717. 

Cornelious, the son of Cornelious and Mahethabel Hull, was 
born Oct. 31st, 1723. 

Mehethabel, the daughter of Cornelious and Mahethabel Hull, 
was born Sep. 30th, 1725. 

Samuel, the son of Timothy and Mary Parsons, was born July 
first, 1726. 

Brotherton, the son ef Joseph and Hannah Seward, was born 
the 28th day of July, A. D. 1724. 

Beula, the daughter of Joseph Seward, was born the 8th day 
of May, A. D. 1727. 

Alvin, the son of John Leete and Abigail, his wife, was born 
Oct. 20th, 1728. 

Mary, the daughter of David and Abigail Baldwin, was born 
March 22d, 1723. 

Abner, the son of David Baldwin and Abigail, his wife, was 
born May 27th, 1726. 

Martha, the daughter of David Baldwin and Abigail, his wife, 
was born Dec. 23d, 1728. 



348 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Noah, the son of Samuel Norton and Dinah, his wife, was 
born January 24th, 1728-9. 

Timothy Bossetter, the son of Mr. Josiah Rossetter, and , 

his wife, was born June the 5th, 1683. 

Timothy Rossetter and Abigaile Penfield were joined in mar- 
riage, by Mr. Thomas Buggies, Pastor, &c, February 4th, 1711. 
Bryan, the son of the sd. Timothy Bossetter and Abegaile, his 
wife, was born Oct. 22d, 1713. 

Asher, the son of the sd. Timothy Bossetter and Abegaile, his 
wife, was born Oct. 16th, 1715. 

Bebeccah, the daughter of the sd. Timothy and Abegaile, was 
born January 5th, 1718-19. 

Bowland, the son of the sd. Timothy and Abegaile, was born 
May 8th, 1221. 

Timothy, the son of the sd. Timothy and Abegaile, was born 
June 10th, 1725. 

Ephraim, the son of John and Elizabeth Norton, was born 
August 21st, 1721. 

Stephen, the son of John and Elizabeth Norton, was born 
June 7th, 1724. 

Thankful, the daughter of John and Mary Hickox, was born 
March 30th, 1723. 

Gideon Leete and Abegail Bossetter were joined in marriage, 
by Mr. Nath'll Chauncey, Pastor, &c, Sept. 6th, 1727. 

Abraham Blatchley, of Durham, and Elizabeth Stone, of Guil- 
ford, were joined in marriage, November 16th, 1727. 

John, the son of John and Mahethabel Sutlief, was born Jan. 
28th, 1727-8. 

Buth, the daughter of John and Buth Seward, was born June 
first, 1719. 

Abegail, the daughter of John and Buth Seward, was born 
Dec. the 2d, 1720. 

Deborah, the daughter of John and Buth Seward, was born 
June the 2d, 1722, and died upon 15th sd. June. 

Mary, the daughter of John and Buth Seward, was born Feb. 
17th, 1725. 

John, the son of John and Buth Seward, was born May 15th, 
1726. 

Moses, the son of John and Buth Seward, was born Nov. 7th, 
1727. 



PROPRIETORS' RECORD. 349 

Samuel Norton and Dinah Beach were married May the 13th, 
1713, by theEev. Mr. Nath'll Chauncey. 

Samuel, the son of the above named Samuel and Dinah, was 
born March 20th, 1714, and died March 21st, 1718. 

Ebenezer, the son of sd. Samuel Norton and Dinah, his wife, 
was born Dec. 30th, 1715. 

Samuel, the son of sd. Samuel and Dinah, was born March 
6th, 1718. 

Dinah, the daughter of sd. Samuel and Dinah, was born No- 
vember — , 1723. 

David, the son of sd. Samuel Norton and Dinah, his wife, was 
born Feb. — , 1726. 

Annie, the daughter of Richard Spelman and Margerie, his 
wife, was born December 7th, 1729. 

Elinour, the daughter of Ebenezer Gurnsey and Rhoda, his 
wife, was born June 2 2d, 1727. 

Rhoda, the daughter of Ebenezer Gurnsey and Rhoda, his 
wife, was born Oct. 23d, 1728. 

David Robinson and Rebecca Miller were joined in marriage, 
Jan. 26th, A. D. 1719-20. 

Anna, the daughter of David Robinson and Rebecca, his wife, 
was born Dec. the 5th, 1720. 

David, the son of David Robinson and Rebecca, his wife, was 
born the 4th of March, A. D. 1720-21. 

John, the son of David Robinson and Rebecca, his wife, was 
born June 25th, A. D. 1722. 

Dan. the son of David Robinson and Rebeccah, his wife, was 
born May 2d, 1725. 

Rebecca, the daughter of David Robinson and Rebeccah, his 
wife, was born Dec. 5th, A. D. 1727. 

Timothy, the son of David Robinson and Rebeckah, his wife, 
was born Apr. 29th, A. D. 1728. 

Phinehas, the son of David Robinson and Rebeckah, his wife, 
was born July 24th, A. D. 1730. 



350 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 



TOWN RECORDS. 

Mary, the daughter of John Norton and Mary, his wife, was 
born the 13th day of Apr., A. D. 1743. 

Eosa, the daughter of John Norton and Mary, his wife, was 
born the 16th day of Aug., A. D. 1745. 

Moses, the son of John Norton and Mary, his wife, was born 
the 28th day of Dec., A. D. 1746. 

John, the son of John Norton and Mary his wife, was born 
the 23d day of Feb. A. D. 1748. 

At the desire of the sd. John Norton, who dwells at Killing- 
worth, I make the above entryes of his children. 

John, the son of John Canfield and Bethiah, his wife, was born 
Oct., the 23d day, A. D. 1751. 

Brotherton Seaward and Abigail Crane were joined in marriage, 
Nov. 9th, A. D. 1752. 

Abigail, the daughter of Brotherton Seaward and Abigail, his 
wife, was born July 28th, A. D. 1753. 

Remembrance, the daughter of Daniel Wright and Lucie, his 
wife, was born Aug. 22d, 1753. 

John Sutlief and Lucy Stocking were joined in marriage, Apr. 
23d, A. D. 1754. 

Lidia, the widow and Relict of Caleb Seaward, the first settler 
in Durham, departed this life, Aug. 24th, A. D. 1753. 

Eliakim Strong departed this life, Jan. 24th, A. D. 1745. 

Margaret, the wife of Thomas Canfield, departed this life, 
March 15th, A. D. 1757. 

Jemimah, the wife of Hezekiah Talcott, departed this life Feb. 
2d, A. D. 1757. 

Moses Parsons departed this life, Sept. 26th, A. D. 1754, and 
Abigail, his wife, died Dec. 4th, A. D. 1760. 

Paul Chipman departed this life, Sept. 2d, A. D. 1760. 

Jonathan Wells departed this life, Nov. 7th, A. D. 1760. 

Jonathan Wells departed this life, May 12th, A. D. 1755, and 
Mehethabel, his wife, died Apr. 16th, A. D. 1759. 

Samuel Seaward departed this life, Dec. 19th, A. D. 1751. 

Mary Canfield departed this life, Jan. 16th, A. D. 1761. 



TOWN RECORDS. 851 

Lucy, the wife of Daniel Wright, departed this life, Nov. 8th, 
1760. 

Thomas Canfield departed this life, Dec. 1st, A. D. 1760. 

Margaret, the wife of Thomas Canfield, departed this life 
March 15th, 1757. 

Thomas Lyman departed this life, Apr. 20th, A. D. 1761. 

John Jones departed this life, November 25th, A. D. 1759 ; 
Hannah, his wife, departed this life Dec. 4th, 1759. 

Sarah, daughter of John Jones and Hannah, his wife, died 
Nov. 28th, A. D. 1759. 

Hazard Hinman departed this life, Dec. 14th, 1760. 

Josiah Fowler departed this life. Sep. 7th, A. D. 1757. 

Silas Crane departed this life, Jan. 15th, A. D. 1763. 

Samuel Squier departed this life, March 13th, A. D. 1752. 

John Sutlief departed this life, May 18th, A. D. 1757. 

Mary, the wife of David Fowler, departed this life, Dec. 2d, 
1734. 

Mary, the wife of Thomas Canfield, departed this life, July 
30th, 1740. 

Capt. Henry Crane departed this life, Apr. Hth, A. D. 1741. 

Sarah, the wife of Caleb Seaward, departed this life, May 7th, 
1746. 

Mrs. Mary Eobinson, the wife of David Robinson, departed 
this life, Oct. the 17th day, A. D. 1746. 

Abigail, the wife of James Wadsworth, Jun., departed this life 
Feb. 14th, A. D. 1748. 

Samuel Squier departed this life, March 13th, 1751. 

Abigail, the widow and relict of Capt. Henry Crane, departed 
this life, Aug. the 31st, A. D. 1754, in the 78th year of her age. 

Ephraim Coe and Ann Canfield were joined in marriage, Oct 
17th, 1754. 

William Park, of Haddam, and Elizabeth Sutlif of Durham, 
were joined in marriage, May 29th, 1755. 

Col. James Wadsworth departed this life Jan. 10th, A. D. 1756. 

Capt. James Wadsworth and Katharine Guernsey were joined 
in marriage by the Eev. Mr. Elizur Goodrich, Jan. 13th, A. D. 
1757. 

Abigail, the daughter of Capt. James Wadsworth and Catha- 
rine, his wife, was born Dec. 8th, A. D. 1757, and departed this 
life Feb. 2d, 1759. 



352 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Catharine, the daughter of Capt. James Wadsworth and Kath- 
arine, his wife, was born Jan. 19th, 1760, A. D., and departed this 
life, May 28th, 1763. 

Euth, the widow and Kelict of Col. James Wadsworth, depart- 
ed this life, June 5th, A. D. 1774. 

James Wadsworth, Esq., departed this life July 21st, A. D. 
1777. 

Catharine, the wife of Gen. James Wadsworth, departed this 
life Dec. 13th, A. D. 1813. 

Gen. James Wadsworth departed this life, Sept. 22d, 1817. 

Moses Parsons was born in Northampton, Mass., Jan. 15th, 
1687, and married Abigail Ball, of Springfield, Jan. 20th, 1710. 
He removed to Durham about 1710. He was the seventh son 
of Joseph Parsons, of Northampton. His uncle, Samuel Par- 
sons, removed from Northampton to Durham the same time, and 
married Mary Wheeler, of Durham, in 1711. 

Martha, the daughter of Abner Newton and Huldah, his wife, 
was born Oct. 16th, A. D. 1749. 

Samuel, the son of Samuel Ely and Jerushah, his wife, was 
born June 21st, A. D. 1750. 

Moses Sheldon and Elizabeth Grave were joined in marriage, 
Apr. 20th, Anno Domini, 1749. 

Ezra, the son of Moses Sheldon and Elizabeth, his wife, was 
born Nov. 7th, A. D. 1750. 

Enos, the son of Henry Crane and Mercy, his wife, was born 
Aug. 10th, A. D. 1751, and departed this life Aug. 28th, A. D. 
1751. 

Medad, the son of Stephen Norton and Abigail, his wife, was 
born June 30th, 1749. 

Israel Camp and Ann Talcott were joined in marriage, Dec. 
24th, 1747. 

Phebe, the daughter of Israel Camp and Ann, his wife, was 
born Oct. 26th, A. D. 1748. 

Ann, the daughter of Israel Camp and Ann his wife, was born 
May 20th, 1756. 

Hezekiel, the son of Israel Camp and Ann, his wife, was born 
May 21st, 1752. 

David Curtiss and Thankful Thomson were joined in marriage, 
Jan. 22d, 1747. 



TOWN RECORDS. 353 

Ebenezer, the son of David Curtiss and Thankful, his wife, 
was born Jan. 17th, A. D. 1749. 

David, the son of David Curtiss and Thankful, his wife, was 
born May 19th, A. D. 1750. 

Esther, the daughter of David Curtiss and Thankful, his wife, 
was born Nov. 15th, A. D. 1751. 

Daniel, the son of David Curtiss and Thankful, his wife, was 
born Oct. 7th, A. D. 1753. 

John Curtiss and Dinah Norton were joined in marriage, Nov. 
18th, A. D. 1747. 

Abijah, the son of John Curtiss and Dinah, his wife, was born 
March 2d, A. D. 1750. 

Phebe, the daughter of John Curtiss and Dinah, his wife, was 
born June 16th, A. D. 1752. 

Job Camp and Eachel Talcott were joined in marriage, Dec. 
28th, 1752. 

Hannah, the daughter of Job Camp and Eachel, his wife, was 
born Oct. 15th, A. D. 1753. 

Josiah Fowler and Hannah Baldwin were joined in marriage, 
June 6th day, A. D. 1723. 

Josiah, the son of Josiah Fowler and Hannah, his wife, was 
born March 31st, 1724. 

Hannah, the daughter of Josiah Fowler and Hannah, his wife, 
was born Apr. 12th, A. D. 1725. 

Caleb, the son of Josiah Fowler and Hannah, his wife, was 
born Jan. 7th, A. D. 1727. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of Josiah Fowler and Hannah, his 
wife, was born Oct. 11th, A. D. 1728. 

Jonathan, the son of Josiah Fowler and Hannah, his wife, was 
born Aug. 20th, A. D. 1730. 

Joseph Norton and Prudence Osbom were joined in marriage, 
Sept. 16th, A. D. 1729. 

Mehetabel, the daughter of Joseph Norton and Prudence, his 
wife, was born July 12th, A. D. 1730. 

Jerusha, the daughter of Abraham Thomas and Hannah, his 
wife, was born March 10th, A. D. 1730. 

Mary, the daughter of David Fowler and Mary, his wife, was 
born Feb. 2d, 1731. 

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354 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Nathaniel, the son of Abraham Cruttenden and Sarah, his wife 
was born July 21st, A. D. 1731. 

James, the son of David Eobinson and Eebeckah, his wife> 
was born June 10th, 1731. 

Blihu, the son of Jesse Norton, Jun., and Prudence, his wife, 
was born Jan. 11th, 1732. 

Henry Crane, Jun., and Marcey Francis were joined in mar- 
riage, June, the seventh day, A. D. 1732. 

Abraham, the son of Abraham Thomas and Hannah, his wife, 
was born Jan. 9th, 1732. 

Huldah, the daughter of Eichard Spellman and Margery, his 
wife, was born July 9 th, 1732. 

Jesse, the son of Silas Crane and Mercy, his wife, was born 
June 5th, 1732. 

Mary, the daughter of Stephen Bate and Patience, his wife, 
was born June 11th, 1732. 

Phineas, the son of John Camp and Damaris, his wife, was born 
June 15th, 1731. 

Abiathar, the son of John Camp and Damaris, his wife, was 
born Nov. 16th, 1732. 

Simeon, the son of Simeon Parsons and Mehethabel, his wife, 
was born Nov. 25th, 1732. 

Joel Parmalee and Abigail Andrus were joined in marriage, 
June 30th, 1706. 

Mary, the daughter of Joel Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, 
was born Nov. 11th, 1707. 

John, the son of Joel Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, was born 
Sep. 22d, 1709. 

Hezekiah, the son of Joel Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, was 
born Jan. 10th, 1712. 

.. -^Joel, the son of Joel Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, was born 
March 8th, 1714. 

Abigail, the daughter of Joel Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, 
was born July 12th, 1715. 

Hannah, the daughter of Joel Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, 
was born Aug. 27th, 1717. 

Sarah, the daughter of Joel Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, 
was born Aug. 28th, 1719. 

Jerusha, the daughter of Joel Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, 
was born April 10th, 1721. 



TOWN RECORDS. 355 

Job Wheeler and Jane Squire were joined in marriage, Apr. 
!9th, 1731. 

Jane, the daughter of Job Wheeler and Jane, his wife, was 
>orn Feb. loth, 1732. 

Israel, the son of Daniel Squire and Patience, his wife, was 
)orn the 27th of June, 1732. 

Adonijah, the son of Adonijah Morris and Sarah, his wife, 
vas born Oct. 26th, 1723. 

John, the son of Adonijah Morris and Sarah, his wife, was 
>orn Nov. 15th, 1725. 

Anna, the daughter of Adonijah Morris and Sarah, his wife, 
ras born Feb. 24th, 1728. 

Timothy, the son of Adonijah Morris and Sarah, his wife, was 
>orn Jan. 27th, 1730. 

Hannah, the daughter of Joseph Seward and Hannah, his wife, 
vas born Feb. 21st, 1730-1. 

Lucretia, the daughter of Joseph Seward and Hannah, his, 
vife, was born Jan. 15th, 1732-3. 

Joseph Wheeler and Prudence 'Graves were joined in marriage, 
<Vpr. 13th, 1732. 

Sarah, the daughter of Joseph Wheeler and Prudence, his wife, 
vas born Feb. 18th, 1732-3. 

Phebe, the daughter of Ithamar Parsons and Sarah, his wife, 
vas born Sept. 13th, 1732. 

John, the son of Henry Crane, Jun., and Mercey, his wife, was, 
Dorn March 27th, 1733. 

Ann, the daughter of Aaron Parsons and Abigail, his wife, 
vas born Nov. 13th, 1733. 

Phinehas, the son of Simeon Parsons and Mehetabel, his wife, 
/vas born March 7th, 1733. 

Nathaniel Seward and Concurrence Crane were joined in mar- 
•iage, Feb. 2d, A. D. 1730. 

Lucy, the daughter of Nathaniel Seaward and Concurrence, his 
;vife, was born Nov. 7th, 1732. 

Enos, the son of Nathaniel Seward and Concurrence, his wife, 
ivas born July 14th, 1734. 

! John Camp and Hannah Hickox were joined in marriage, June 
i7th, 1728. 

' Kuth, the daughter of John Camp and Hannah, his wife, was 
[orn Oct. 9th, 1733. 



356 HISTOEY OF DUEHAM. 

Oliver, the son of Stephen Bates and Patience, his wife, was 
born Aug. 26th, 1734. 

Anne, the daughter of Jabez Wetmore and Abigail, his wife, 
wtjs born Sept. 29th, 1734. 

Sarah, the daughter of Noahdiah Grave and Sarah, his wife, 
was born March 20th, 1720-1. 

Noahoriah, the son of Noahdiah Grave and Sarah, his wife, 
was born June the 20th, 1721. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of Noahdiah Grave and Sarah, his 
wife, was born June 21st, 1723. 

Abigail, the daughter of Noahdiah Grave and Sarah, was 
born Sep. 25th, 1725. 

David, the son of Noahdiah Grave and Sarah his wife, was 
born Oct. 5th, 1728. 

Eozwell, the son of Noahdiah Grave and Sarah, his wife, was 
born Dec. 5th, 1731. 

Elihu, the son of Henry Crane, Jun., and Mercy, his wife, was 
born June 24th, 1735. 

. Samuel, the son of Abraham Crittenden and Sarah, his wife, 
was born Feb. 7th, 1733. 

Mary, the daughter of John Guthrie and Abigail, his wife, 
was born Dec. 20th, 1735. 

Joseph Fowler and Ruth Baker were joined in marriage, by 
the Eev. Mr. Nathaniel Chauncey, Apr. 2d, 1736. 

Simeon Parsons, of Durham, and Mehetabel Clapp, of North- 
ampton, were joined in marriage, Oct. 12th, A. D. 1731, by Mr. 
Jonathan Edwards, Pastor. 

Daniel Squire and Patience Barnes were joined in marriage, 
Sep. 1st, A. D. 1730, by John Russell, Justice of the Peace. 

Flood, the son of Silas Crane ana Mercy, his wife, was born 
Feb. 12th, 1734. 

Phebe, the daughter of Joseph Fowler and Ruth, his wife, was 
born Sep. 19th, 1735. 

Samuel, the son of John Camp and Hannah, his wife, was born 
Nov. 11th, 1735. 

Catharine, the daughter of Jabez "Wetmore and Abigail, his 
wife, was born July 20th, 1736. 

Jonathan, the son of Jonathan Wells, Jun., and Mary, his wife, 
was born July 28th, 1736. 

Eunice, the daughter of Mr. Hezekiah Talcott and Jemimah, 
his wife, was bom Feb. 1st, 1735. 



TOWN RECORDS. 357 

Samuel Stent, the son of Ephraim Squire and Mehetabel, his 
wife, was born June loth, 1733. 

John, the son of Henry Crane, Jun., and Mercy, his wife, de- 
parted this life, Dec. 12th, 1736. 

Anne, the daughter of Richard Spelman and Margery, his 
wife, was born July 3d, 1734. 

Phinehas, the son of Richard Spelman and Margery, his wife, 
was born Feb. 9th, 1736. 

Eunice, the daughter of Mr. Hezekiah Talcott and Jemimah, 
his wife, was born Feb. 1st, A. D. 1735. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of John Norton and Elizabeth, his 
wife, was born Jan. 15th, 1725-6. 

Hannah, the daughter of Joseph Sanford and Mary, his wife, 
was born July 23d, 1729. 

Sarah, the daughter of Joseph Sanford and Mary, his wife, was 
born July 28th, 1731. 

Oliver, the son of Joseph Sanford and Mary, his wife, was 
born Aug. 22d, 1732. 

Jonah, the son of Joseph Sanford and Mary, his wife, was born 
Aug. 1st, A. D. 1737. 

Abiel, the son of Edward Camp and Mary, his wife, was born 
Aug. 29th, 1734. 

Caleb, the son of Edmund Fairchild and Mary, his wife, was 
born Jan. 27th, 1737. 

Aaron, the son of Thomas Spelman and Sarah, his wife, was 
born Jan. 22d, 1735. 

Mary, the daughter of Thomas Spelman and Sarah, his wife, 
was born Aug. 18th, 1736. 

Gideon, the son of Gideon Leete and Abigail, his wife, was 
born May 5th, 1731. 

Phebe, the daughter of Henry Crane, Jun., and Mercey, his 
wife, was born Feb. 6th, 1737-8. 

Sarah, the daughter of Jonathan "Wells, Jun., and Mary, his 
wife, was born Feb. 2d, 1737. 

April 21st, 1736, David Fowler and Elizabeth Hall were joined 
in marriage, by Theophilus Yale, Justice of Peace. 

Oliver, the son of David Fowler and Elizabeth, his wife, was 
born June 2d, 1737. 

Titus, the son of David Fowler and Elizabeth, his wife, was 
born Nov. 29th, 1738. 



358 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Hezekiah, the son of John Talcott and Sarah, his wife, was 
born June 19th, 1739. 

March 28th, 1739, Capt. Elihu Chauncey and Mary Griswold 
(the daughter of Mr. Samuel Griswold, late of Killing worth, 
deceased,) were joined in marriage, by Capt. David Buil, Justice 
of the Peace in New London County. 

Eunice, the daughter of Benjamin Johnson and Eunice, his 
wife, was born Sept. 16th, 1733. 

Mehetabel, the daughter of Benjamin Johnson and Eunice, his 
wife, was born Nov. 23d, 1734. 

Submit, the daughter of Benjamin Johnson and Eunice, his 
wife, was born Sept. 28th, 1736. 

John, the son of Benjamin Johnson and Eunice, his wife, was 
born July 28th, 1739. 

Mary, the daughter of Henry Crane, Jun., and Marcey, his 
wife, was born Nov. 24th, 1739. 

Ira, the son of Jabez Wetmore, and Abigail, his wife, was born 
on the third day of April, 1740. 

Silas, the son of Silas Crane and Mercey, his wife, was born 
Nov. 9th, 1737. 

Samuel Eoberts and Each el Webb were joined in marriage, 
March 22d, 1716. 

The children of the sd. Samuel Koberts and Eachel, his wife, 
were here entered Jan. 28th, 1739, sd. Eoberts being present, 
gave the account. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of Samuel Eoberts and Eachel, his 
wife, was born March 24th, 1717-18. 

Samuel, was born March 9th, 1719-20. 

Anna, was born March 16th, 1722-23. 

Sarah, was born Sept. 26th, 1725. 

Eachel, was born Dec. 7th, 1728. 

Mary, was born Aug. 7th, 1731. 

John, was born July 16th, 1734. 

Joel, was bom Oct. 27th, 1736. 

Noah, was born Oct. 21st, 1739. 

Daniel Merwin, Junior, of Durham, and Elizabeth Wells, of 
Haddam, were joined in marriage, Dec. 20th, 1738, by Mr. Henry 
Brainard, Justice of the Peace. 

James,' the son of Daniel Merwin, Jun., and Elizabeth, his wife, 



TOWN RECORDS. 359 

was born Oct 19th, 1739, and the above named Elizabeth, the 
wife of Daniel Merwin, Jun., departed this life, Oct. 29th, 1739. 

Charles, the son of Capt. Elihu Chauncey and Mary, his wife, 
was born Dec. 28th, A. D. 1729, died Jan'y 13th, 1740-41. 

Ephraim, the son of John Guthrie and Abigail, his wife, was 
born March 1st, 1737. 

Ebenezer, the son of John Guthrie and Abigail, his wife, was 
born July 29th, 1740. 

Eobert, the son of Silas Crane and Marcey, his. wife, was born 
Feb. 18th, 1739. 

Gideon Canfield and Anne Robinson were joined in marriage, 
Oct. 28th, 1740. 

Thomas, the son of Thomas and Tabatha Philips, was born 
Oct. 1st, 1740. 

Oliver, the son of Simeon Burton and Mary, his wife, was born 
June 9th, 1740. 

Mr. Thomas Canfield and Miss Margaret Brainard were joined 
I in marriage, Nov. 26th, 1740. 

Sumner Stow and Sarah Seward were joined in marriage, Dec. 
' 1st, A. D. 1736. 

Sarah, the daughter of Sumner Stow and Sarah his wife, was 
1 born Feb. 10th, A. D. 1737. 

Abraham, the son of Sumner Stow and Sarah, his wife, was 
born March 5th, A. D. 1740. 

Israel Auered and Abigail Beach were joined in marriage, 
Aug. 25th, 1731, by Mr. Bliss, minister at Hebron. 

Mical, the son of Israel Auered and Abigail, his wife, was 
born July 29th, 1732. 

Abigail, the daughter of Israel Auered and Abigail, his wife, 
was born March 1st, 1733-4. 

Ann, the daughter of Israel Auered and Abigail, his wife, 
was born Jan. 15th, 1740-1. 

Samuel, the son of Lieut. Joseph Seward and Hannah, his wife, 
was born Jan. 30th, A. D. 1734-5. 

John, the son of Lieut. Joseph Seward and Hannah, his wife, 
] was born May 11th, 1737. 

Caroline, the daughter of Lieut. Joseph Seward and Hannah, 
his wife, was born Aug. 6th, 1739. 

Thomas Norton and Mary Stedman were oined in marriage, 
Nov. 5th, 1740. 



360 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Elisha, the son of Thomas Norton and Mary, his wife, was 
bora Nov. 21st. 1741. 

Daniel, the son of Joseph Norton, Jun., and Prudence, his wife, 
was born the second day of March, A. D. 1735-6. 

Esther, the daughter of Joseph Norton, Jun., and Prudence, 
his wife, was born Dec. 18th, A. D. 1738. 

Sarah, the daughter of John Talcott and Sarah, his wife, was 
born Sept. 1st, A. D. 1741. 

Israel, the son of Gideon Canfield and Anne, his wife, was 
born Sept. 15th, 1741. 

May 11th, 1741, Daniel Merwin, Jun., and Mary Burrett were 
joined in marriage, by Mr. Nathaniel Chauncey, pastor of the 
Church in Durham. 

John, the son of Henry Crane and Mercey, his wife, was born 
July 1st, 1741. 

Benjamin, the son of Ephraim Coe and Hannah, his wife, was 
born March 7th, A. D. 1741. 

Hannah, the daughter of Samuel Hickox and Hannah, his 
wife, was born Oct. 17th, 1740. 

Mary, the daughter of Jonathan Wells and Mary, his wife, was 
born March 17th, 1739. 

Jonathan, the son of Jonathan Wells, Jun., and Mary, his wife, 
was born Apr. 1st, 1742. Died, Sept. 9th, 1746. 

Timothy, the son of Sumner Stowe and Sarah, his wife, was 
born Apr. 27th, 1742. 

Abigail, the son of John Guthrie and Abigail, his wife, was 
born July 21st, 1742. 

Paul, the son of Silvanus Chipman and Elizabeth, his wife, 
was born Jan. 16th, A. D. 1740. 

Hannah, the daughter of John Bates and Edith, his wife, was 
bora July 28th, 1742. 

Catharine, the daughter of Capt. Elihu Chauncey and Mary, 
his wife, was born Apr. 11th, 1741. 

Sarah, the daughter of Major Elihu Chauncey and Mary, his 
wife, was born Sept. 22d, 1742. Died, Aug. 15th, 1744. 

Ambros, the son of Samuel Hickox and Hannah, his wife, was 
bora Oct. 23d, A. D. 1742. 

Joseph, the son of Joseph Sutlief and Sarah, his wife, was 
born Jan. 1st, A. D. 1733. 



TOWN RECORDS. 361 

John, the son of Thomas Phillips and Tabitha, his wife, was 
born Oct. 6th, 1742. 

John Parmalee, of Durham, and Sarah Boardman, of Weath- 
ersfield, were joined in marriage, Nov. 24th, 1730. 

Rosemon, the daughter of John Parmalee and Sarah, his wife, 
was born Oct. 24th, 1731. 

Ann, the daughter of John Parmalee and Sarah, his wife, was 
born Jan. 6th, 1732. 

Phinehas, the son of John Parmalee and Sarah, his wife, was 
born Oct. 16th, 1734. 

Aaron, the son of John Parmalee and Sarah, his wife, was 
born Sept. 17th, 1736. 

John, the son of John Parmalee and Sarah, his wife, was born 
Feb. 18th, 1738. 

Samuel, the son of John Parmalee and Sarah, his wife, was 
born Oct. 20th, 1740. 

Sarah, the daughter of John Parmalee and Sarah, his wife, 
was born June 24th, 1742. 

Thomas Strong and Phebe Seward were joined in marriage, 
Jan. 16th, 1746. 

Isaac Norton and Mary Rockwell, of Windsor, were joined in 
marriage, Nov. 12th, A. D. 1735. 

Abigail, the daughter of Isaac Norton and Mary, his wife, was 
born Oct. 14th, 1736. 

Mary, the daughter of Isaac Norton and Mary, his wife, was 
born July 1st, 1737. 

Lydia, the daughter of Isaac Norton and Mary, his wife, was 
born March 5th, 1739-40. 

Silvanus, the son of Isaac Norton and Mary, his wife, was born 
July 16th, 1742. 

Henry, the son of Ensign Nathaniel Seward and Concurrence, 
his wife, was born July 7th, 1736. 

Nathaniel, the son of Ensign Nathaniel Seward and Concur- 
irence, his wife, was born Oct. 16th, 1738. 

I Enos, the son of Ensign Nathaniel Seward and Concurrence, 
Jhis wife, departed this life, Oct. 5th, 1742. 

John, the son of Curtis Fairchild and Mercy, his wife, was 
.born Feb. 15th, 1728. 

46 



362 HISTOKY OF DURHAM. 

Lewis, the son of Curtis Fairchild and Mercey, hie wife, was 
born May 6th, 1730. 

Zipporah, the daughter of Curtis Fairchild and Mercey, his 
wife, was born Jan. 1st, 1732. Since is deceased. 

Reuben, the son of Curtis Fairchild and Marcey, his wife, was 
born Dec. 18th, 1734. 

Alexander, the son of Curtis Fairchild and Marcey, his wife, 
was born Dec. 14th, 1736. 

Robert, the son of Curtis Fairchild and Marcey, his wife, was 
born Jan. 16th, 1738. 

Anne, the daughter of Curtis Fairchild and Marcey, his wife, 
was born Oct. 1st, 1740. 

Zipporah, the daughter of Curtis Fairchild and Marcey, his 
wife, was born Nov. 7th, 1732. Memorandum. — There was no 
double dating in C. Fairchild's certificate. 

Katharine, the daughter of Ebenezer Guernsey and Rhoda, his 
wife, was born Jan. 15th, 1732-3. 

Mary, the daughter of Ebenezer Guernsey and Rhoda, his wife, 
was born Oct. 12th, 1734. 

Ebenezer, the son of Ebenezer Guernsey and Rhoda, his wife, 
was born Feb. 26th, 1737-8. 

Sarah, the daughter of Ebenezer Guernsey and Rhoda, his wife, 
was born May 22d, 1742. 

Aaron Alvord and Mchetabel Strong were joined in marriage, 
Nov. 6th, A. D. 1739. 

Elenor, the daughter of Joseph Wright and Elenor, his wife, 
was born May 2d, 1740. 

Margery, the daughter of Joseph "Wright and Elenor, his wife, 
was born Jan. 5th, A. D. 1741-2. 

Stephen, the son of Jonathan Norton and Ruth, his wife, was 
born June 21st, A. D. 1741. 

Belah, the son of Aaron Alvord and Mehethabel, his wife, 
was born Aug. 31st, 1741. 

Selah, the son of Aaron Alvord and Mehethabel, his wife, was 
born March 26th, A. D. 1743. 

Eli, the son of Silas Crane and Mercey his wife, was born 
Nov. 27th, 1742. 

Flood, the son of Silas Crane and Mercey, his wife, departed 
this life, June 2d, 1743. 



TOWN RECORDS. 363 

Sarah, the daughter of Stephen Hickox and Lydia, his wife, 
was born Oct. 3d, A. D. 1743. 

John, the son of David Fowler and Elizabeth, his wife, was 
born May 7th, 1740. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of David Fowler and Elizabeth, his 
wife, was born Feb. 27th, 1742. 

Eobert, the son of Samuel Fairohild and Mary, his wife, was 
born Nov. 19th, 1703. 

Ann, the daughter of Ephraim Curtis and Elizabeth, his wife, 
was born Sep. 1st, 1740. 

May 18th, 1730, the above named Eobert Fairchild and Ann 
Curtis were joined in marriage. 

June 14th, 1743, Elizabeth, the daughter of Capt. Eobert Fair- 
child and Anne, his wife, was born. 

Concurrence, the daughter of Henry Crane and Marcey, his 
wife, was born Nov. 14th, 1744. 

John, the son of John Camp (the second) and Hannah, his 
wife, was born March 2d, A. D. 1738. 

Hannah, the daughter of John Camp (the second) and Han- 
nah, his wife, was born Feb. 11th, A. D. 1739-40. 

Phebe, the daughter of John Camp (the second) and Hannah, 
his wife, was born Feb. 3d, A. D. 1741-2. 

Katherine, the daughter of John Camp (the second) and Han- 
nah, his wife, was born Jan. 16th, A. D. 1744-5. 

Eebeckah, the daughter of Gideon Canfield and Ann, his wife, 
was born Oct. 16th, A. D. 1743. 

Samuel Parsons and Elizabeth Chipman were joined in mar- 
riage, Jan. 21st, A. D. 1746-7. 

Flood, the son of Silas Crane and Marcey, his wife, was born 
Feb. 27th, 1744-5. Departed this life, Jan. 6th, A. D. 1763. 

Ephraim Seward and Abigail Wetmore were joined in mar- 
riage, Oct. 19th, 1743. 

James, the son of Ephraim Seward and Abigail, his wife, was 
born Oct. 20th, A. D. 1744. 

Eachel, the daughter of Samuel Hickox and Hannah, his wife, 
was born Nov. 13th, 1745. 

Mahethabel, the daughter of Aaron Aluord and Mehethabel, 
his wife, was born Oct. 1st, A. D. 1745. 



364 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Ruth, the daughter of Jonathan Norton and Ruth, his wife, 
was born Aug. 20th, 1748. 

Jonathan, the son of Jonathan Norton and Ruth, his wife, was 
born Aug. 27th, 1745. 

John, the son of Lieut. William Smithson and Anne, his wife, 
was born Feb. 19th, A. D. 1742-3. 

Robert, the son of Lieut. William Smithson and Anne, his 
wife, was born June 25th, 1744. 

Anne, the daughter of Lieut. William Smithson and Anne, his 
wife, was born July 19th, A. D. 1746. 

Anne, the daughter of Gideon Canfleld and Anne, his wife, 
was born March 30th, 1746. 

Timothy, the son of Simeon Coe and Anne, his wife, was born 
Oct. 21st, 1746. 

Job, the son of Ephraim Seward and Abigail, his wife, was 
born Nov. 8th. A. D. 1746. 

Ann, the daughter of Henry Crane and Marcey, his wife, was 
born Oct. 8th, A. D. 1746. 

Sarah, the daughter of Silvanius Chipman and Mary, his wife, 
was born Feb. 17th, 1742-3. 

Darcos, the daughter of Samuel Hickox and Hannah, his wife, 
was born July 19th, 1747. 

Joseph Hull and Sibel Coe were joined in marriage, Jan. 1st, 
A. D. 1746. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of Joseph Hull and Sibel, his wife, was 
born July 1st, A. D. 1747. 

Samuel, the son of Ezra Rockwell and Jemimah, his wife, was 
born March 30th, 1745-6. 

Joel, the son of David Robinson and Rebeccah, his wife, was 
born March 31st, 1733. 

Mary, the daughter of David Robinson and Rebecca, his wife, 
was born Dec. 7th, 1734. 

Noah, the son of David Robinson and Rebecca, his wife, was 
born May 29th, 1736. 

Abigail, the daughter of David Robinson and Rebecca, his 
wife, was born the 9th of March, 1737-8. 

Asher, the son of David Robinson and Rebeccah, his wife, was 
born May 4th, 1740. 

Huldah, the daughter of Silas Crane and Mercey, his wife, was 
born Apr. 30th, 1747. 



TOWN RECORDS. 365 

Joel, the son of John Norton (the second) and Deborah, his 
wife, was born Sept. 20th, 1745, and died July 2d, 1746. 

Katherine, the daughter of Gideon Canfield and Ann, his wife, 
was born June 16th, 1748. 

Joseph, the son of Samuel Parsons (the first) and Elizabeth, 
his wife, was born Dec. 25th, A. D. 1747. 

Hannah, the daughter of Benony Hills and Hannah, his wife, 
was born in Sufneld, Oct. 5th, 1724, and the other children of the 
sd. Benoni Hills and Hannah, his wife, were born in times as fol- 
loweth : 

Zimry, was born Dec. 16th, 1725. 

Beriah, was born Aug. 31st, 1727. 

Medad, was born Apr. 27th, 1729. 

John, was born Dec. 13th, 1732. 

Mary, was born Sep. 25th, 1734. 

Seth, was born Sept. 13th, 1736. 

Eatchel, was born July 8th, 1739. 

Belah, was born in Goshen, Aug. 24th, 1741. 

Ann, was born in Goshen, June 11th, 1743. 

Henry, the son of Henry Crane and Mercey, his wife, was 
born Dec. 11th, 1748. 

Phebe, the daughter of Samuel Ely and Jerusha, his wife, 
was born Jan. 24th, A. D. 1742, and died Jan. 28th, 1748-9. 

John Canfield and Bethiah Moss were joined in marriage, Jan. 
19th, 1748-9. 

Joseph Seward, Jun., and Elizabeth Norton were joined in 
marriage, Jan. 14th, 1748-9. 

Noah, the son of Nanthaniel Howe and Maiy, his wife, was 
born in Wallingford, where his parents were inhabitants, Oct. 
13th, 1745. 

Anne, the daughter of Ebenezer Gurnsey and Rhoda, his wife, 
was born Feb. 3d, 1747. 

Ruth, the daughter of Silas Crane and Marcey, his wife, was 
born Dec. 12th, A. D. 1749. 

Thomas Spelmanand Sarah, his wife, children's births : 

Aaron, was born Jan. 22d, 1733-4. 

Mary, was born Aug. 18th, 1736. 

Daniel, was born July 12th, 1738. 

Elizabeth, was born JulyJL4th, 1740. 



366 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Martha, was bom March 21st, 1742-3. 

Charles, was bom Dec. 24th, 1743. 

Stephen, was bom Dec. 5th, 1745. 

Sarah, was bom Jan. 30th, 1747-8. 

Hannah, the daughter of Samuel Hickox and Hannah, his 
wife, was born Oct. 17th, A. D. 1749. 

Rosannab, the daughter of Simeon Coe and Anna, his wife, 
was born Dec 22d, A. D. 1749. 

Thomas, the son of John Canfield and Bethiah, his wife, was 
born Feb. 14th, A. D. 1749-50. 

Anna, the daughter of Samuel Roberts and Rachel, his wife, 
was born March 16th, 1723. 

Sarah, the daughter of Samuel Roberts and Rachel, his wife, 
was born Sept. 26th, 1725. 

Rachel, the daughter of Samuel Roberts and Rachel, his wife, 
was born Dec. 7th, 1728. 

Mary, the daughter of Samuel Roberts and Rachel, his wife, 
was born Aug. 7th, 1731. 

John, the son of Samuel Roberts and Rachel, his wife, was 
born July 16th, 1734. 

Joel, the son of Samuel Roberts and Rachel, his wife, was born 
Oct, 27th, 1736. 

Noah, the son of Samuel Roberts and Rachel, his wife, was 
born Oct. 21st, 1739. 

Joseph, the son of Joseph Hull and Sibel, his wife, was born 
Dec. 24th, A. D. 1749. 

Sarah, the daughter of Jonathan Norton and Ruth, his wife, 
was born Feb. 23d, A. D. 1747-8. 

Phebe, the daughter of Jonathan Norton and Ruth, his wife, 
was born May 10th, A. D. 1750. 

Rachel, the daughter of Ezra Rockwell and Jemima, his wife, 
was bora Jan. 26th, 1747-8. 

Daniel, the son of Ezra Rockwell and Jemima, his wife, was 
bom April 5th, 1750. 

Brotherton Seward and Sarah Camp were joined in marriage, 
the 23d day of Nov., 1748. 

Ann, the daughter of Brotherton Seward and Sarah, his wife, 
was born March 7th, 1748. 

Gideon, the son of Gideon Canfield and Anne, his wife, was 
born Sept. 10th, A. D. 1750. 



TOWN RECORDS. 367 

Sarah, the daughter of Thomas Strong and Phebe, his wife, 
wis born Feb. 20th, 1747. 

Thomas, the son of Thomas Strong and Phebe, his wife, was 
born July 23d, 1748. 

Lois, the daughter of Thomas Strong and Phebe, his wife, was 
born July 1st, 1750. 

Joseph, the son of Josiah Coe and Sarah, his wife, was born 
March 18th, A. D. 1748-9. 

Rhoda, the daughter of Josiah Coe and Sarah, his wife, was 
born Feb. 1st, A. D. 1750-1. 

Joseph, the son of Joseph Tibbals and Abigail, his wife, was 
born May 27th, 1718. 

James, the son of Joseph Tibbals and Abigail, his wife, was 
born July 21st, 1720. 

Thomas, the son of Joseph Tibbals and Abigail, his wife, was 
born Sept. 25th, 1722. 

Abigail, the daughter of Joseph Tibbals and Abigail, his wife, 
was born*July 1st, 1725. 

John, the son of Joseph Tibbals and Abigail, his wife, was 
born Oct. 29th, 1727. 

Ebenezer, the son of Joseph Tibbals and Abigail, his wife, was 
born Jan. 19th, 1730. 

Mary, the daughter of Joseph Tibbals and Abigail, his wife, 
was born Nov. 20th, 1733. 

Samuel, the son of Joseph Tibbals and Abigail, his wife, was 
born May 29th, 1735. 

Bryan Rossetter and Catharine Strong were joined in marriage, 
Sept. 2d, A. D. 1736. 

Katherine, the daughter of Bryan Rossetter and Katherine, his 
wife, was born Nov. 10th, 1737.' Dyed, March 28th, A. D. 1756. 

Susanna, the daughter of Bryan Rossetter and Catharine, his 
wife, was born Dec. 6th, 1739. Died, Apr. 2d, 1753. 

Bryan, the son of Bryan Rossetter and Catharine, his wife, was 
born Aug. 6th, A. D. 1742. Dyed, July 28th, 1755. 

Abigail, the daughter of Bryan Rossetter and Katharine, his 
wife, was born Dec. 11th, 1744. 

Phinehas, the son of John Canfield and Bethiah, his wife, was 
born Apr. 10th, 1753. 

Charles Brooks and Mehethabel Norton were joined in mar- 
riage, Oct. 13th, 1753. 



368 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Joseph, the son of Charles Brooks and Mehethabel, his wife, 
was born Jan. 8th, A. D. 1754. 

Charles, the son of Ephraim Seward and Abigail, his wife, 
was born Sept. 14th, A. D. 1750. 

Aaron, the son of John Norton (of Kilingworth) and Mary, his 
wife, was born in Durham, June 24th, 1751. 

Ebenezer, the son of Samuel Squire and Abigail, his wife, was 
born Apr. 7th, 1745. 

Daniel, the son of Samuel Squire and Abigail, his wife, was 
born Oct. 11th, 1746. 

Jonathan, the son of Samuel Squire and Abigail, his wife, was 
born July 21st, 1748. 

Abigail, the daughter of Samuel Squire and Abigail, his wife, 
was born March 19th, 1750. 

Frederick, the son of Silas Crane and Abigail, his wife, was 
born Feb. 24th, 1751-2. 

Abraham, the son of Abraham Scranton and Beulah, his wife, 
was born Dec. 3d, 1749. 

David, the son of Abraham Scranton and Beulah, his wife, 
was born Oct. 27th, 1751. 

Sibil, the daughter of Joseph Hull and Sibil, his wife, was 
born Apr. 6th, A. D. 1752. 

Charles, the son of Ephraim Norton and Mary, his wife, was 
born Dec. 8th, 1738. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of Ephraim Norton and Mary, his 
wife, was born June 19th, 1751. 

Samuel, the son of Samuel Hickox and Hannah, his wife, 
was born Apr. 5th, 1752. 

Josiah Squires' and Sarah his wife, children's births, are as 
follows : 

Sarah, their daughter, was born Nov. 22d, 1737. 

Josiah, their son, was born Sept. 15th, 1742. 

Ruth, their daughter, was born May 25th, 1744. 

Rhoda, their daughter, was born Nov. 25th, 1745. 

John, their son, was born July 19th, 1747. 

Martha, their daughter was born Feb. 7th, 1749-50. 

Clement, their son, was born Nov. 22d, 1750. 

Abner Tibbals and Sarah Crittenden were joined in marriage, 
Aug. 26th, 1747. 



TOWN KECOKDS. 369 

Mary, the daughter of Abner Tibbals and Sarah, his wife, was 
born Oct. 2d, 1747. 

Abel, the son of Abner Tibbals and Sarah his wife, was born 
March 4th, 1750. 

Eber, the son of Abner Tibbals and Sarah, his wife, was born 
Dec. 27th, 1751. 

Jerusha, the daughter of Samuel Ely and Jerusha, his wife, 
was born Jan. 3d, 1753. 

Phinehas, the son of Josiah Coe and Sarah, his wife, was born 
the 5th day of June, A. D. 1753. 

Charles, the son of Samuel Squire and Abigail, his wife, was 
born August 28th, A. D. 1732. 

Jared Seaward and Mary Bishop were joined in marriage, Sep. 
12th, A. D. 1753. 

Daniel Wright and Lucy Stevens, were joined in marriage, 
Nov. 9th, A. D. 1752. 

Miles, the son of Miles Merwin and Mary, his wife, was born 
May 1st, 1744. 

Daniel, the son of Miles Merwin and Mary, his wife, was born 
May 30th, 1746. 

Job, the son of Miles Merwin and Mary, his wife, was born 
Feb. 16th, 1749. 

Noah, the son of Miles Merwin and Mary, his wife, was born 
Nov. 9th, A. D. 1752. 

Mary, the daughter of Daniel Weld and Elizabeth, his wife, 
was born July 9th, 1747. 

Phinehas, the son of Daniel Weld and Elizabeth, his wife, was 
born Nov. 25th, 1748, and died Jan. 1st, 1749. 

Hannah, the daughter of Daniel Weld and Elizabeth, his wife, 
was born Jan. 27th, 1750-1. 

Sarah, the daughter of Daniel Weld and Elizabeth, his wife, 
was born March 20th, 1752-3. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of John Camp (second) and Hannah, 
his wife, was born Oct. 20th, 1748. 

Thomas Tibbals, and Rachel Doud were joined in marriage, 
Dec. 22d, 1748. 

Stephen, the son of Thomas Tibbals and Rachel, his wife, was 
born Feb. 8th, 1749-50, and died March 28th, 1751. 

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370 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Samuel, the son of Thomas Tibbals and Rachel, his wife, was 
bom Nov. 2d, 1751. 

Thomas, the son of Thomas Tibbals and Rachel, his wife, was 
born Jan. 10th, 1754. 

Sarah, the daughter of Thomas Norton and Mary, his wife, 
was born March 26th, 1756. 

Phinehas, the son of Thomas Norton and Mary, his wife, was 
born Apr. 23d, 1748. 

Hannah, the daughter of Thomas Norton and Mary, his wife, 
was born May 22d, 1751. 

James Tibbals and Martha Spencer were joined in marriage, 
Apr. 4th, A. D. 1,744. 

Sarah, the daughter of James Tibbals and Martha, his wife, was 
born Sep. 5th, 1745. 

Asher, the son of James Tibbals and Martha, his wife, was 
born Apr. 4th, 1748. 

Joseph, the son of James Tibbals and Martha, his wife, was 
born Nov. 10th, 1750. 

Abigail, the daughter of James Tibbals and Martha, his wife, 
was born Nov. 27th, 1752. 

Timothy, the son of David Grave and Hannah, his wife, was 
born Feb. 1st, 1754. 

Anne, the daughter of Isaac Norton and Mary, his wife, was 
born December 19th, 1743. 

Aaron, the son of Isaac Norton and Mary, his wife, was born 
March 26th, 1749. 

Isaac, the son of Isaac Norton and Mary, his wife, was born 
March 23d, 1747. 

Joel, the son of Isaac Norton and Mary, his wife, was born 
May 13th, 1753. 

Nathaniel, the son of Samuel Iliclcox and Hannah, his wife, was 
born March 21st, A. D. 1754. 

Aaron, the son of Ezra Rockwell and Jemimah, his wife, was 
born May 20th, O. S., A. D. 1752. 

Nathan, the son of Silas Crane and Mercy, his wife, was born 
Sep. 18th, A. D. 1754. 

Mahithabel, the daughter of Joseph Hull and Sibil, his wife, 
was born July 3d, 1754. 

Asher, the son of Daniel Wright and Lucy, his wife, was born 
May 9th, A. D. 1755. 



TOWN EECOEDS. 371 

Simeon, the son of Simeon Coe and Annah his wife, was born 
Feb. 12th, A. D. 1755. 

Eliakim Strong and Hannah Seward were joined in marriage, 
June 4th, A. D. 1751. 

John Sutlif and Sarah Squire were joined in marriage, Jan. 
19th, 1754. 

Jehiel Hull and Ruth Phelps were joined in marriage, Nov. 
8th, A. D. 1750. 

Stephen Bates, 3d, and Mindwell Seward were joined in mar- 
riage, March, A. D. 1749. 

Abijah, the son of Sumner Howe and Sarah, his wife, was 
born May 14th, 1746. 

Eobert, the son of Sumner Howe and Sarah, his wife, was born 
Nov. 2d, 1748. 

Daniel, the son of Sumner Howe and Sarah, his wife, was born 
Oct. 9th, 1751. 

Jemimah, the daughter of Ezra Kockwell and Jemimah, his 
wife, was born Aug. 20th, A. D. 1754. 

Benjamin, the son of John Sutlif and Sarah, his wife, was born 
Aug. 23d, 1755. 

Eliakim, the son of Eliakim Strong and Hannah, his wife, was 
born Oct. 6th, A. D. 1751. 

Medad, the son of Eliakim Strong and Hannah, his wife, was 
born July 4th, A. D. 1753. 

John, the son of Eliakim Strong and Hannah, his wife, was 
born May 7th, A. D. 1755. 

Ruth, the daughter of Jehiel Hull and Ruth, his wife, was 
born Feb, 1st, A. D. 1751. 

Hannah, the daughter of Jehiel Hull and Ruth, his wife, was 
born Jan. 21st, A. D. 1754. 

Stephen, the son of Brotherton Seward and Abigail, his wife, 
was born Apr. 19th, A. D. 1755. 

Rowland Rossetter and Mary Strong were joined in marriage, 
Apr. 11th, A. D. 1753. ' 

Rebeckah, the daughter of Rowland Rossetter and Mary, his 
wife, was born Oct. 23d, A. D. 1753. 

Lucy, the daughter of Rowland Rossetter and Mary, his wife, 
i was born Dec. 8th, A. D. 1754. 

Abigail, the daughter of Stephen Norton and Abigail, his wife 
was born July 14th, A. D. 1754. 



372 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Stephen, the son of Stephen Norton and Abigail, his wife, was 
born Jan. 26th. A. D. 1756. 

Sylvanus, the son of William Bishop and Patience, his wife, 
was born July 16th, A. D. 1738. 

Ann, the daughter of William Bishop and Patience, his wife, 
was born May 29th, A. D. 1740. 

Huldah, the daughter of William Bishop and Patience, his wife, 
was born June 24th, 1742. 

Charles, the son of William Bishop and Patience, his wife, was 
born July 26th, A. D. 1744. 

William, the son of William Bishop and Patience, his wife, 
was born Aug. 11th, A. D. 1746. 

Prudence, the daughter of William Bishop and Patience his 
wife, was born March 8th, 1749. 

Ehoda, the daughter of William Bishop and Patience, his wife, 
was born March 21st, A. D. 1754. 

Euth, the daughter of Joseph Southworth and Mary, his wife, 
was born Nov. 27th, A. D. 1751. 

Joseph, the son of Joseph Southworth and Mary, his wife, was 
born Apr. 7th, A. D. 1754. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of Stephen Bates, 3d, and Mindwell, 
his wife, was born Aug. 3d, A. D. 1750. 

Keziah, the daughter of Stephen Bates, 3d, and Mindwell, his 
wife, was born Sep. 6th, A. D. 1753. 

Lemuel, the son of Stephen Bates, 3d, and Mindwell, his wife, 
was born Aug. 29th, A. D. 1755. 

Lewis, the son of David Grave and Hannah, his wife, was 
born Nov. 7th, A. D. 1755. 

Dan, the son of Gideon Canfield and Ann, his wife, was born 
June 27th, A. D. 1754. 

Abiel Baldwin and Mehethabel Johnson were joined in mar- 
riage, Apr. 1st, A. D. 1756. 

Phebe, the daughter of Charles Brooks and Mehethabel, his 
wife, was born July 19th, A. D. 1755. 

Lemuel Gurnsey and Ruth Camp were joined in marriage, 
Dec. 18th, A. D. 1755. 

Joseph Frances and Sarah Buck were joined in marriage, Oct. 
2d, A. D. 1750. 

Sarah, the wife of Joseph Frances, departed this life, Oct 
11th, A. D. 1753. 



TOWN" RECORDS. 373 

Sarah, the daughter of David Curtiss and Thankful, his wife, 
was born May 7th, A. D. 1755. 

Hazael Hinman and AnnTorrey were joined in marriage, May 
11th, A. D. 1756. 

Rosanna, the daughter of William Bishop and Patience, his 
wife, was born July 2d, A. D. 1756. 

Ashur, the son of Samuel Hickox and Hannah, his wife, was 
born June 27th, A. D. 1756. 

Asa, the son of Charles Brooks and Mehethabel, his wife, was 
born Nov. 19th, A. D. 1756. 

Content, the daughter of Lemuel Grurnsey and Ruth, his wife, 
was born Sept. 9th, A. D. 1756. 

Mary, the daughter of Charles Squire and Mary, his wife, was 
born Sept. 4th, A. D. 1754. 

Edward Adams, the son of Charles Squire and Mary, his wife, 
was born Jan. 15th, A. D. 1757. 

Miles, the son of Josiah Coe and Sarah, his wife, was born 
Sept. 21th, A. D. 1755. 

John, the son of Joseph Hull and Sybil, his wife, was born 
Nov. 20th, A. D. 1756. 

Mindwell, the daughter of Ephraim Norton and Mary, his wife, 
was born Oct. 21st, A. D. 1756. 

Ruth, the daughter of Phineas Robinson and Susanna, his 
wife, was born Aug. 10th, A. D. 1755. 

Balah, the daughter of Eliakim Strong and Hannah, his wife, 
was born March 13th, A. D. 1757. 

Hannah, the daughter of Silas Crane, Jun., and Lucretia, his 
wife, was born Apr. 15th, A. D. 1757. 

Rhoda, the daughter of Abiel Baldwin and Mehethable, his 
wife, w r as born Jan. 25th, A. D. 1757. 

Gad, the son of John Sutlief, Jun., and Lucy, his wife, was born 
Jan. 2d, 1756. 

Sarah, the daughter of Hazael Hinman and Ann, his wife, was 
born Apr. 21st, A. D. 1757. 

Abner, the son of Abner Tibbals and Sarah, his wife, was born 
May 29th, A. D. 1756. 

Ashur, the son of Josiah Coe and Sarah, his wife, was born 
Sept. 9th, A. D. 1757. 



374 HISTORY OF DURHAM 

Sarah, the daughter of Daniel Weld and Elizabeth, his wife, 
was bom Mar. 20th, A. D. 1752. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of Daniel Weld and Elizabeth, his 
wife, was born May 26th, A. D. 1754. 

Samuel, the son of Daniel Weld and Elizabeth, his wife, was 
born March 10th, A. D. 1757. 

Sarah, the daughter of Brotherton Seaward and Abigail his 
wife, was born Aug. 8th, A. D. 1757. 

Samuel, the son of Daniel Wright and Lucy, his wife, was 
born June 22d, A. D. 1757. 

Submit, the daughter of John Canfield and Bethiah, his wife, 
was born Jan. 26th, 1758, and departed this life Jan. 29th, 1758. 

Abraham, the son of Lemuel Hand and Hannah, his wife, was 
born Oct. 17th, A. D. 1751. 

Esther, the daughter of Lemuel Hand and Hannah, his wife, 
was born Feb. 21st, A. D. 1754. 

Nathan, the son of Lemuel Hand and Hannah, his wife, was 
born Sept. 10th, A. D. 1756. 

Mehethabel, the daughter of Samuel Parsons and Elizabeth, 
his wife, was born March 5th, A. D. 1750-1. 

Lemuel, the son of Samuel Parsons and Elizabeth, his wife, 
was born May 2d, A. D. 1753. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of Samuel Parsons and Elizabeth, his 
wife, was born July 14th, A. D. 1756. 

Joseph Francis and Martha Porter were joined in marriage, 
Jan. 26th, A. D. 1758. 

Sarah, the daughter of Silas Crane, Jim., and Lucretia, his 
wife, was born Nov. 7th, A. D. 1758. 

William, the son of William Clarke and Elizabeth, his wife, 
was born Nov. 8th, A. D. 1758. 

Jonathan, the son of Abiel Baldwin and Mehethabel, his wife, 
was born June 6th, A. D. 1758. 

Justice, the son of Charles Squire and Mary, his wife, was born 
Nov. 20th, A. D. 1758. 

Enoch, the son of Hazael Hinman and Ann, his wife, was born 
Dec. 30th, A. D. 1758. 

Ashbel, the son of Phebe Crane, was born Dec. 10th, 1757. 

Amos Hubbard and Mary Bristol were joined in marriage, 
June 15th, A. D. 1758. 



TOWN EECOEDS. 375 

Hannah, the daughter of John Curtiss and Dinah, his wife, was 
born Jan. 8th, 1755. 

John, the son of John Curtiss and Dinah, his wife, was born 
May 5th, A. D. 1757. 

Samuel Parsons, Jun., and Mary Fenn were joined in mar- 
riage, Dec. 1st, 1758. 

Samuel Fenn, the son of Samuel Parsons, Jun., and Mary, his 
wife, was born Jan. 24th, A. D. 1751. 

Josiah, the son of Samuel Parsons, Jun., and Mary, his wife, 
was born July 20th, A. D. 1755. 

Catharine, the daughter of Samuel Parsons, Jun., and Mary, 
his wife, was born Aug. 30th, A. D. 1757. 

Sarah, the daughter of Joseph Parsons and Martha, his wife, 
was born Jan. 28th, A. D. 1759. 

Josiah, the son of Joseph Hull and Sybil, his wife, was born 
Apr. 4th, A. D. 1759. 

Stephen, the son of Abner Tibbals and Sarah, his wife, was 
born Aug. 2d, A. D. 1758. 

Bridgman, the son of Lemuel Guernsey and Ruth, his wife, 
was born June 11th, A. D. 1758. 

The children of Benjamin Norton and Elizabeth, of Killing- 
worth, was born as followeth, viz : 

Benjamin, July 10th, A. D. 1746 ; Noahdiah, Aug. 17th, A. D. 
1748 ; Joel, Sep. 17th, 1750 ; Hannah, Sep. 17th, 1752 ; Elna- 
than and Elizabeth, May 10th, 1755 ; Charity, Sep. 24th, A. D. 
1758. 

Abigail, the daughter of Joseph Ingham and Abigail, his wife, 
was born May 13th, A. D. 1745. 

Sarah, the daughter of Joseph Ingham and Abigail, his wife, 
was born Nov. 21st, A. D. 1747. 

David, the son of Joseph Ingham and Abigail, his wife, was 
born Sep. 5th, A. D. 1750. 

Samuel, the son of Joseph Ingham and Abigail, his wife, was 
born June 7th, A. D. 1753. 

Benjamin, the son of Joseph Ingham and Abigail, his wife, 
| was born March 29th, A. D. 1756. 

Mr. Elnathan Chauncey and Elizabeth Gale were joined in 
marriage, Feb. 6th, 1760. 

Abraham, the son of Abraham Bartlet and Submit, his wife- 
was born Apr. 14th, A. D. 1759. 



376 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Titus, the son of Joseph Frances and Martha, his wife, was 
born Aug. 22d, A. D. 1760. 

Anne, the daughter of Samuel Squier and Anne, his wife, was 
born Feb. 20th. A. D. 1759. 

Saxton, the son of Samuel Squier and Anne, his wife, was 
born June 4th, A. D. 1758. 

Anne, the daughter of Samuel Squier and Anne, his wife, was 
born Apr. 30th, A. D. 1760. 

Eunice, the daughter of Abiel Baldwin and Mehithabel, his 
wife, was born Aug. 2d, A. D. 1760. 

Joseph Hickox and Martha Willcoks were joined in marriage, 
Dec. 8th, 1748. 

The children of Joseph Hickox and Martha, his wife, was 
born as follows, (viz :) 

Martha, May 24th, A. D. 1750 ; James, Nov. 23d, A. D. 1751 ; 
William, Aug. 31st, A. D. 1753; Ehoda, Oct. 6th, A. D. 1755; 
Joseph, July 12th, A. D. 1757; Darius, March 8th, A. D.1759. 

Mary, the daughter of Miles Merwin and Mary, his wife, was 
born May 24th, A. D. 1755. 

Rhoda, the daughter of Miles Merwin and Mary, his wife, was 
born Aug. 19th, A. D. 1757. 

Sarah, the daughter of Miles Merwin and Mary, his wife, was 
born June 7th, A. D. 1760. 

A Samuel, the son of Samuel Crittenden and Sarah, his wife, was 
born Sep. 27th, A. D. 1755. 

Ebenezer, the son of Samuel Crittenden and Sarah, his wife, 
was born Oct. 18th, A. D. 1757. 

Osee, the son of Samuel Crittenden and Sarah, his wife was 
born Jan. 18th, A. D. 1760. 

Charles, the son of Abel Coc and Prudence, his wife, was born 
July 12th, A. D. 1760. 

Selah, the son of Eliakim Strong and Hannah, his wife, was 
born Jan. 6th ; A. D. 1759. 

Eunice, the daughter of Thomas Strong and Phebe, his wife, 
was born Aug. 16th, A. D. 1752. 

Phebe, the daughter of Thomas Strong and Phebe, his wife, 
was born Nov. 1st, A. D. 1754. 

Lorain, the daughter of Thomas Strong and Phebe, his wife, 
was born March 18th, A. D. 1757. 



TOWN EECOEDS. 377 

Katharine, the daughter of Thomas Strong and Phebe, his 
wife, was born Apr. 14th, 1759. 

David Johnson, Juii., and Jerusha Thomas were joined in mar- 
riage, March 14th, A. D. 1751, and their children born as fol- 
lows : 

Thomas, Dec. 13th, A. D. 1751 ; Eebecka, June 7th, A. D. 
1753 ; Timothy, Nov. 12th, A. D. 1754 ; Jerusha, Sept. 21st, A. 
D. 1756 ; Diana, Sept. 24th, A. D. 1758. 

The Eev. Mr. Elizur Goodrich and Mrs. Katharine Chauncey 
were joined in marriage, Feb. 1st, A. D. 1759. 

Chauncey, the son of the Eev. Mr. Elizur Goodrich and Kath- 
arine, his wife, was born Oct. 20th, A. D. 1759. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of Jonathan Wells and Maiy, his wife, 
was born June 25th, A. D. 1744. 

Ehoda, the daughter of Jonathan Wells and Mary, his wife, 
was born July 15th, A. D. 1746. 

Eachel, the daughter of Jonathan Wells and Mary, his wife, 
was born Sept. 24th, A. D. 1749. 

Mehithabel, the daughter of Jonathan Wells and Mary his wife, 
was born Sept. 9th, A. D. 1751. 

Jonathan the son of Jonathan Wells and Mary his wife, was 
born Jan. 24th, A. D. 1754. 

Samuel Squier and Anne Bishop were joined in marriage, Sep. 
30th, A. D. 1756. 

Benjamin Gillum and Elizabeth Seward were joined in mar- 
riage, June 26th, A. D. 1754. 

Eachel, the daughter of Benjamin Gillum and Elizabeth, his 
wife, was born July 12th, A. D. 1754. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of Benjamin Gillum and Elizabeth, 
his wife, was born May 24th, A. D. 1757. 

Sarah, the daughter of Benjamin Gillum and Elizabeth, his 
wife, was born Apr. 24th, 1759. 

Sarah, the daughter of Simeon Coe and Anna, his wife, was 
born March 4th, A. D. 1757. 

Lois, the daughter of John Curtiss and Dinah, his wife, was 
born July 15th, A. D. 1760. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of Jane Lewis, was born May 28th, 
1755. 

David, the son of Jane Lewis, was born July 10th, A. D. 1758. 

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378 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Eacliel, the daughter of Jane Lewis, was born Dec. 18th, A. D. 
1760. 

Elah Camp and Phebe Baldwin were joined in marriage, May 
14th, A. D. 1760. 

» Samuel Seward and Rebecca Eossetter were joined in mar- 
riage, May 17th, A. D. 1739. 

The children of Samuel Seward and Eebeckah, his wife, were 
born as follows, (viz :) 

Samuel, was born Apr. 1st, A. D. 1740. 

Timothy, was born Aug. 30th, A. D. 1741, and dyed Aug. 2d, 
A. D. 1759. 

Eebecca, was born Oct. 2d, A. D. 1743. 

Ashur, was born Oct. 14th, A. D. 1745. 

Eachel, was born July 11th, A. D. 1750. 

Daniel, the son of Ephraim Coe, Jun., and Ann, his wife, was 
born Aug. 4th, A. D. 1755. 

Ann, the daughter of Ephraim Coe and Ann, hjs wife, was 
born Sept. 5th, A. D. 1757. 

Timothy, the son of Ephraim Coe and Ann, his wife, was born 
Sept. 16th, A. D. 1760. 

Samuel Seaward and Abigail Hull were joined in marriage, 
r May 7th, A. D. 1760. 

Elihu Crane and Mary Fowler were joined in marriage, Apr. 
26th, A. D. 1759. 

Miles, the son of Elihu Crane and Mary, his wife, was born 
Feb. 18th, A. D. 1761. 

Sarah, the daughter of Col. Elihu Chauncey and Mary, his 
wife, was born May 8th, A. D. 1745. 

Charles, the son of Col. Elihu Chauncey and Mary, his wife, 
was born May 30th, A. D. 1747. 

Seth, the son of David Fowler and Elizabeth, his wife, was born 
Jan. 1st, A. D. 1744. 

Amos, the son of David Fowler and Elizabeth, his wife, was 
born Aug. 1st, A. D. 1752. 

Abiathar, the son of David Fowler and Elizabeth, his wife, 
was born Aug. 31st, A. D. 1754. 

Silas, the son of Brotherton Seaward and Abigail, his wife, was 
born Feb. 4th, A. D. 1760. 



TOWN RECORDS. 379 

Samuel Camp and Pliebe Coe were joined in marriage, Sept. 
3d, A. D. 1756. 

Statira, the daughter of Samuel Camp and Phebe, his wife, 
was born Jan. 9th, A. D. 1757. 

Ozias, the son of Samuel Camp and Phebe, his wife, was born 
Dec. 26th, A. D. 1758. 

Blnathan Camp and Eunice Talcott were joined in marriage, 
May 23d, A. D. 1759. 

Eunice, the daughter of Elnathan Camp and Eunice, his wife, 
was born Apr. 25th, A. D. 1760. 

John Camp, Jun., and Damaris Strong were joined in marriage, 
A. D. 1730. 

Elnathan, the son of John Camp, Jun., and Damaris, his wife, 
was born Jan. 24th, A. D. 1734-5. 

Urania, the daughter of John Camp, Jun., and Damaris, his 
wife, was born Aug. 14th, A. D. 1737. 

Damaris, the wife of John Camp, Jun., departed this life, Aug. 
25th, A. D. 1737. 

John Camp, Jun., and Sarah Merwin were joined in marriage, 
July 11th, A. D. 1739. 

Sarah, the wife of John Camp, Jun., departed this life, Jan. 
14th, A. D. 1740-1. • 

John Camp, Jun., and Jerusha Parmalee were joined in mar- 
riage, March 17th, A. D. 1742. 

Phinehas, the son of John Camp, Jun., and Damaris, his wife, 
dyed Oct. 7th, A. D. 1743. 

Phinehas, the son of John Camp, Jun., and Jerusha, his wife, 
was born Jan. 13th, A. D. 1744-5. 

Jerusha, the wife of John Camp, Jun., departed this life, Jan. 
22d, A. D. 1744-5. 

John Camp, Jun., and Abigail Field were joined in marriage, 
Apr. 13th, A. D. 1749. 

Kuth, the daughter of Abner Tibbals and Sarah, his wife, was 
born May 3d, A. D. 1761. 

Jess Austin and Elizabeth Ward were joined in marriage, Jan. 
26th, A. D. 1758. 

Abigail, the daughter of Jess Austin and Elizabeth, his wife, 
was born Dec. 4th, A. D. 1758, and dyed Sept. 12th, A. D. 1760. 

Nabe, the daughter of Jess Austin and Elizabeth, his wife, 
was born March 7th, A. D. 1761. 



380 HISTOEY OF DURHAM. 

Elizur, the son of the Rev. Mr. Elizur Goodrich and Katha- 
rine, his wife, was born March 24th, A. D. 1761. 

Abigail, the daughter of Benj'n Gillnm and Elizabeth, his 
wife, was born May 29th, A. D. 1761. 

Samuel, the son of Samuel Camp and Phebe, his wife, was 
born June 2d, A. T>. 1761. 

Nathaniel William, the son of Mr. Elnathan Chauncey and 
Elizabeth, his wife, was born Sept. 12th, 1761. 

James Curtiss, Jun., and Hannah Bull were joined in marriage, 
Sept. 12th, A. D. 1734. 

Nathan, the son of James Curtiss, Jun., and Hannah, his wife, 
was born June 23d, A. D. 1735. 

Aaron, the son of James Curtiss, Jun., and Hannah, his wife, 
was born Sept. 9th, A. D. 1737. 

Nathan Curtiss and Anna Booth were joined in marriage, May 
13th, A. D. 1761. 

James, the son of John Jones and Hannah, his wife, was born 
Oct. 16th, A'. D. 1758. 

Moses Seward and Sarah Thomas were joined in marriage, 
Apr. 9th, A. D. 1761. 

Olive, the son of William Clarke and Elizabeth, his wife, was 
born Sept. 5th, A. D. 1761. 

Noah Baldwin and Mehitabel Parmalee were joined in mar- 
riage, July 30th, A. D. 1760. 

Phebe, the daughter of Noah Baldwin and Mehitabel, his wife, 
was born June 3d, A. D. 1761, and died June 4th, A. D. 1761. 

Eunice, the daughter of Simon Coe and Anna, his wife, was 
born Jan. 14th, 1762. 

Enos, the son of Silas Crane, Jun., and Lucretia, his wife, was 
born Feb. 13th, A. D. 1762. 

Seth, the son of Eliakim Strong and Hannah, his wife, was 
born May 8th, A. D. 1761. 

Hannah, the daughter of Hazael Hinman and Ann, his wife, 
was born June 27th, A. D. 1760. 

Euth, the daughter of Elah Camp and Phebe, his wife, was 
born Aug. 8th, A. D. 1761. 

Caleb Fowler and Anne Rose were joined in marriage, Jan. 
10th, A. D. 1759. 

Anne, the daughter of Caleb Fowler and Anne, his wife, was 
born Oct. 28th, A. D. 1761. 



TOWN RECORDS. 381 

Bethiah, the daughter of John Canneld and Bethiah, his wife, 
was bom Feb. 4th, A. D. 1762. 

John Crane and Abigail Camp were joined in marriage, Apr. 
7th, A. D. 1762. 

The children of Stephen Bate, Jun., and Lois, his wife, were 
born as follows, (viz :) 

Phinehas, was born July 26th, A. D. 1719 ; Linus, was born 
Sept. 6th, A. D. 1751 ; Lois, was born Jan. 7th, 1751 ; Phebe, 
was born Feb. 4th, A. D. 1756 ; Stephen, was born July 10th, 
1762. 

Lament, the daughter of Lois Bate was born Jan. 7th, 1762. 

David Squier and Huldah Bishop were joined in marriage, 
Feb. 9th, 1761. 

Phinehas, the son of David Squier and Huldah, his wife, was 
born Apr. 13th, A. D. 1761. 

Abigail, the daughter of Joseph Francis and Martha, his wife, 
was born July 3d, A. D. 1762. 

Daniel Dimock and Thankful Merriman were joined in mar- 
riage, May 27th, A. D. 1762. 

Ichabod, the son of Abraham Scranton and Elenor, his wife, 
was born Aug. 31st, A. D. 1762. 

Sarah, the daughter of John Curtiss and Dinah, his wife, was 
born Oct. 11th, A. D. 1762. 

Abiel, the son of Abiel Baldwin and Mehitabel, his wife, was 
born Aug. 28th, A. D. 1762. 

Jonas Bishop and Phebe Crane were joined in marriage, Jan. 
20th, A. D. 1763. 

Clarissa, the daughter of John Crane and Abigail, his wife, 
was born July 31st, A. D. 1762. 

Elihu, the son of Elihu Crane and Mary, his wife, was born 
Jan. 18th, A. D. 1763. 

Statira, the daughter of Jehiel Hull and Buth, his wife, was 
born Jan. 25th, A. D. 1759. 

David, the son of Miles Merwin and Mary, his wife, was born 
Feb. 10th, A. D. 1763. 

James, the son of Jess Austin and Elizabeth, his wife, was 
born March 5th, A. D. 1763. 

Samuel, the son of Rev. Mr. Elizur Goodrich and Mrs. Kath- 
arine, his wife, was born Jan. 12th, A. D. 1763. 



382 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Hannah, the daughter of Joseph Hull and Sybil, his wife, was 
born June 5th, A. D. 1761. 

Ashur Robinson and Margery Butcher were joined in marriage, 
June 11th, A. D. 1761. 

Rachel, the daughter of Ashur Robinson and Margery, his 
wife, was born Apr. 16th, A. D. 1762. 

Stephen, the son of Eliakim Strong and Hannah, his wife, was 
born May 8th, 1763, and departed this life, June 4th, A. D. 1763. 
Hezekiah Parmalee and Mehitabel Hall were joined in mar- 
riage, Apr. 18th, 1737, and their children were born as follows, 
(viz :) 

Hannah, Apr. 14th, A. D. 1738 ; Simeon, Aug. 3d, A. D. 
1740 ; Mehithabel, Aug. 31st, A. D. 1742 ; Hezekiah, June 20th, 
1745 ; Dan, May 15th, A. D. 1748 ; Moses, Apr. 15th, A. D. 
1751, and Charles, Sept. 17th, A. D. 1753. 

Mehithabel, the wife of Hezekiah Parmalee, departed this life, 
Feb. 14th, A. D. 1755. 

Hezekiah Parmalee and Mercy Smith were joined in marriage, 
June 10th, A. D. 1756. 

James, the son of Hezekiah Parmalee and Mercy, his wife, 
was born July 15th, A. D. 1757, and dyed Nov. 30th, A. D. 
1759. 

Erastus, the son of Israel Godard and Ann, his wife, was born 
March 27th, A. D. 1748. 

Israel, the son of Israel Goddard and Ann, his wife, was born 
Jan. 30th, A. D. 1750. 

Anne, the daughter of Israel Goddard and Ann, his wife, was 
born Oct. 16th, A. D. 1752. 

Eunice, the daughter of Ezra Rockwell and Jemima, his wife, 
was born May 21st, A. D. 1763. 

Eunice, the daughter of Elnathan Camp and Eunice, his wife, 
died March 31st, A. D. 1762. 

Talcott, the son of Elnathan Camp and Eunice, his wife, was 
born March 4th, A. D. 1762. 

Damaris, the daughter of Elnathan Camp and Eunice, his wife, 
was born March 4th, A. D. 1762, and died March 30th, 1762. 

Ozias, the son of Stephen Norton and Abigail, his wife, was 
born Dec. 31st, A. D. 1759. 



TOWN RECORDS. 383 

Lyman, the son of Stephen Norton and Abigail, his wife, was 
born June 1st, A. D. 1763. 

Silas, the son of Silas Crane and Lucretia, his wife, was born 
Dec. 13th, A. D. 1763. 

Oorondates, the son of John Crane and Abigail, his wife, was 
born Nov. 10th, A. D. 1763. 

Canfield, the son of Ephraim Coe, Jun., and Ann, his wife, 
was born Sept. 26th, A. D. 1763. 

Paul, the son of Samuel Parsons and Elizabeth^his wife, was 
born Jan. 17th, A. D. 1762. 

Aaron Coe and Phebe Parsons were joined in marriage, Nov. 
28th, A. D. 1754. 

Ithamar, the son of Aaron Coe and Phebe, his wife, was born 
Sept. 10th, A. D. 1755. 

Simeon Parsons, Jun., and Eunice Eossetter were joined in 
marriage, March 16th, A. D. 1758. 

Hezekiah Talcott departed this life, Feb. 13th, 1764. 

Ashur, the son of Benjamin Gillum and Elizabeth, his wife ? 
was born Dec. 4th, A. D. 1763, and dyed Jan. 4th, A. D. 1764. 

Lucretia, the daughter of Joseph Frances and Martha, his wife, 
was born Apr. 24th, A. D. 1764. 

Submit, the daughter of Abraham Bartlet and Submit, his wife, 
was born Apr. 10th, A. D. 1764. 

Silas, the son of Joseph Hull and Sibil, his wife, was born 
May 26th, A. D. 1764. 

Thankful, the daughter of Daniel Dimock and Thankful, his 
wife, was born June 22d, A. D. 1763. 

Katharine, the daughter of Samuel Squier and Ann, his wife, 
was bora Apr. 5th, A. D. 1762, and died June 8th, A. D. 1762. 

Samuel, the son of Samuel Squier and Ann, his wife, was bom 
May 16th, A. D. 1763. 

Lucy, the daughter of Oliver Bate and Lois, his wife, was born 
Jan. 25th, A. D. 1756. 

Hinsdel, the son of Oliver Bate and Lois, his wife, was born 
Dec. 25th, 1757. 

Bhoda, the daughter of Oliver Bate and Lois, his wife, was 
born Sept. 1st, A. D. 1760. 

Ebenezer, the son of Samuel Camp and Phebe, his wife, was 
born Nov. 28th, A. D. 1763. 



384 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Henry Seaward departed this life May 10th, 1764. 

Elihu, the son of Rev. Mr. Elizur Goodrich and Katharine, 
his wife, was born Sept. 16th, A D. 1764. 

Mehithabel, the daughter of Abiel Baldwin and Mehithabel, 
his wife, was born May 21st, 1764. 

Lois, the daughter of Eliakin Strong and Hannah, his wife, was 
born May 29th, A. D. 1764. 

Sarah, the wife of Daniel Merwin, departed this life, Sept. 28d, 
1764. 

Eunice, the daughter of Elnathan Camp and Eunice, his wife, 
■ was born June 23d, A. D. 1764. 

John, the son of Samuel Crittenden and Sarah, his wife, was 
born Oct. 27th, A. D. 1761. 

Medad, the son of Samuel Crittenden and Sarah, his wife, was 
born May 23d, A. D. 1764. 

Torry, the son of Sarah Torry, was born Oct. 6th, 1761. 

Patrick Nief and Lucy Richardson were joined in marriage, 
Aug. 4th, A. D. 1764. 

John, the son of Patrick Nief and Lucy, his wife, was born 
Dec. 30th, A. D. 1764. 

Reuben Bishop and Anne Wright were joined in marriage, 
March 9th, A. D. 1758. 

Joel, the son of Reuben Bishop and Anne, his wife, was born 
Oct. 2d, A. D. 1759. 

Reuben, the son of Reuben Bishop and Anne, his wife, was 
born June 4th, A. D. 1762. 

Anne, the wife of Reuben Bishop, departed this life, Jan. 17th, 
A. D. 1765. 

Samuel, the son of Abner Tibbals and Sarah, his wife, was born 
March 9th, A. D. 1765. 

Abiathar, the son of Elihu Crane and Mary, his wife, was born 
Jan. 29th, A. D. 1765. 

Aaron, the son of Zachariah Hinman and Hannah, his wife, 
was born Jan. 6th, O. S., A. D. 1740. 

Jared Whedon and Sarah Chipman were joined in marriage, 
May 24th, A. D. 1764. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of Jared Whedon and Sarah, his wife, 
was born Apr. 28th, A. D. 1765. 

Ashur, the son of Benjamin Gillum and Elizabeth, his wife, 
was born Apr. 13th, A. D. 1765. 



TOWN RECORDS. 385 

Rejoice, the son of Israel Camp and Ann, his wife, was born 
Oct. 23d, A. D. 1759. 

Sarah, the daughter of Israel Camp and Ann, his wife, was born 
Apr. 30th, A. D. 1763. 

Ann, the wife of Israel Camp, departed this life, March 18th, 
A. D. 1765. 

Catharine, the daughter of Samuel Squier, and Ann, his wife, 
was born July 21st, A. D. 1765. 

Stephen, the son of Ashur Robinson and Margery, his wife, 
was born Jan. 14th, A. D. 1764. 

David, the son of Samuel Parsons, Jun., and Mary, his wife, 
was born Oct. 1st, A. D. 1758. 

Daniel Merwin, Jun., departed this life, May 15th, 1758. 

Hannah, the daughter of Noah Baldwin and Mehethabel, his 
wife, was born Dec. 15th, A. D. 1762, and died Feb. 4th, A. D. 
1763. 

Phebe, the daughter of Noah Baldwin and Mahethabel, his 
wife, was born Dec. 4th, A. D. 1763, and died Dec. 31st, A. D. 
1763. 

Nathan Ozias, the son of Elah Camp and Phebe, his wife, was 
born Feb. 10th, A. D. 1763. 

Elias, the son of Elah Camp and Phebe, his wife, was born 
Aug. 28th, A. D. 1765. 

Joel Parmalee and Rhoda Camp were joined in marriage, Jan. 
6th, A. D. 1742-3, and their children were born as follows, (viz :) 

Eliphaz, Dec. 27th, A. D. 1743 ; Levi, June 22d, A. D. 1745 ; 
Mary, May 27th, A. D. 1747 ; Jerusha, Aug. 15th, A. D. 1749 ; 
Rhoda, Feb. 1st, A. D. 1752; Rosanna, March 5th, 1754; Ra- 
chel, Apr. 24th, A. D. 1756 ; Joel, Aug. 6th, A. D. 1758 ; Han- 
nah, Sept. 2d, A. D. 1761 ; Camp, March 17th, A. D. 1765. 

Hannah, the daughter of John Norton, Jun., and Hannah, his 
wife, was born May 7th, A. D. 1758. 

Rebeckah, the daughter of John Norton, Jun., and Hannah, 
his wife, was born Nov. 20th, A. D. 1759. 

John, the son of John Norton, Jun., and Hannah, his wife, 
was born June 10th, A. D. 1763. 

Lucy, the daughter of John Norton, Jun., and Hannah, his 
wife, was born Sept. 27th, A. D. 1765. 

49 



HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Concurrence, the daughter of Joseph Frances and Martha, his 
wife, was born Feb. 17th, A. D. 1766. 

Lieut. Joseph Seward departed this life, Nov. 19th, 176-1. 

Zeleck, the son of John Crane and Abigail, his wife, was born 
Feb. 23d, A. D. 1766. 

Beriah Murry and Mary Meeker were joined in marriage, July 
21st, A. D. 1765. 

Sabra, the daughter of Beriah Murry and Mary, his wife, was 
born Aug. 24th, A. D. 1765. 

David, the son of David Squier and Huldah, his wife, was born 
Oct. 8th, A. D. 1762. 

Thaddeus, the son of David Squier and Hulda, hie wife, was 
born Aug. 19th, A. D. 1764. 

Daniel Merwin departed this life Apr. 11th, A. D. 1766. 

Oorondates, the son of John Crane and Abigail, his wife, died 
May 12th, A. D. 1766. 

Sarah, the daughter of Daniel Dimock and Thankful, his wife, 
wus born May 9th, 1766. 

Dinah, the daughter of John Curtiss and Dinah, his wife, was 
born Jan. 21st, A. D. 1766. 

Olive, the daughter of Abraham Bartlett and Submit, his wife, 
was born June Oth, A. D. 1766. 

Ashur, the son of Ashur Robinson and Margaret, his wife, was 
born Nov. 21st, A. D. 1765. 

Rhoda, the daughter of Abiel Baldwin and Mehethabel, his 
wife, died May 30th, A. D. 1766. 

Curtiss, the son of Abiel Baldwin and Mehethabel, his wife, 
was born June 20th, A. D. 1706. 

Samuel Hart and Abredgget Fowler were joined in marriage, 
Oct. 9th, 1759. 

Mary, the daughter of Samuel Hart and Abredgget, his wife, 
was born June 24th, A. D. 1762. 

Samuel, the son of Samuel Hart and Abredgget, his wife, was 
born Feb. 23d, A. D. 1764. 

Ruth, the daughter of Samuel Hart and Abredgget, his wife, 
was born June 8th, A. D. 1766. 

Mehitabel, the wife of Simeon Parsons, departed this life, Aug. 
9th, A. D. 1700. 

Mary, the daughter of Silas Crane and Lucretia, his wife, was 
born Nov. 27th, 1766. 



TOWN RECORDS. 387 

Sutlief, the son of Moses Seaward and Sarah, his wife, was 
born March 25th, A. D. 1762. 

Moses, the son of Moses Seaward and Sarah, his wife, was born 
Jan. 11th, A. D. 1764. 

Seth, the son of Moses Seaward and Sarah, his wife, was born 
Apr. loth, A. D. 1766. 

Sarah, the daughter of Noah Baldwin and Mehethabel, his 
wife, was born Nov. 18th, 1765. 

Sarah, the daughter of Samuel Camp and Phebe, his wife, was 
born Sept. 26th, 1766. 

Daniel, the son of Ezra Rockwell and Jemima, his wife, was 
born Dec. 11th, A. D. 1765. 

Samuel, the son of Jared Whedon and Sarah, his wife, was 
bom Dec. 27th, A. D. 1766. 

Phebe, the daughter of Hezekiah Talcott and Sarah, his wife, 
was born May 29th, A. D. 1766. 

Hezekiah Talcott and Sarah Johnson were joined in marriage, 
March 28th, A. D. 1765. 

James Arnold and Tabitha Parsons were joined in marriage, 
Feb. 27th, A. D. 1765. 

Rhoda, the daughter of Lemuel Grurnsey and Ruth, his wife, 
was born Feb. 24th, A. D. 1760, and died Dec. 4th, A. D. 1760 

Lemuel, the son of Lemuel Grurnsey and Ruth, his wife, was 
born Jan. 8th, A. D. 1762. 

Bbenezer, the son of Lemuel Grurnsey and Ruth, his wife, was 
born Feb. 3d, A. D. 1764. 

Rhoda, the daughter of Lemuel Grurnsey and Ruth, his wife, 
was born Dec. 6th, 1765. 

Jesse Cook and Ruth Fairchild were joined in marriage, Oct. 
22d, A. D. 1760. 

Millecent, the daughter of Jesse and Ruth Fairchild, was born 
Nov. 19th, A. D. 1761. 

Robert, their son was born March 11th, A. D. 1763. 

Sarah, their daughter was born Jan. 17th, A. D. 1765. 

Ruth, the wife of Jesse Cook departed this life, Apr. 5th, A. 
D. 1766. 

Jesse Cook and Rhoda Talcott were joined in marriage, Oct. 
27th, A. D. 1766. 

John Camp departed this life, Jan. 6th, A. D. 1767. 



388 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Israel Camp and Mary Gurnsey were joined in marriage, Dec. 
24th, A. D. 1766. 

The children of Job Camp and Rachel his wife, were born as 
follows, (viz :) 

Aaron, born Feb. 18th, A. D. 1755. 

Gad, born Jan. 3d, A. D. 1757. 

Eachel, born Dec. 13th, A. D. 1758. 

Manoah, born Dec. 31st, A. D. 1760. 

Jerusha, born March 19th, A. D. 1763. 

Luke, born July 28th, A. D. 1765. 
A Immer, the son of Samuel Crittenden and Sarah, his wife, was 
born March 17th, A. D. 1766. 

Joseph Ingham and Mehithabel Brown were joined in mar- 
riage, Aug. 19th, 1767. 

Lucy, ye daughter of John Norton, Jun., and Hannah, his 
wife, died Nov. 20th, A. D. 1766. 

Nathan, the son of Thomas Strong and Phebe, his wife, was 
born Jan. 3d, A. D. 1762, and died Apr. 28th, 1763. 

Lucy, ye daughter of Thomas Strong and Phebe, his wife, was 
born March 4th, A. D. 1764. 

Nathan, the son of Thomas Strong and Phebe, his wife, was 
born Oct. 13th, A. D. 1766, and died Nov. 23d, A. D. 1767. 

Samuel Norton departed this life July 13th, A. D. 1767. 

Daniel Hall, Jun., and Ann Crane were joined in marriage, 
Sept. 21st, A. D. 1766. 

Luther, the son of Daniel Hall, Jun., and Ann, his wife, was 
born Feb. 3d, A. D. 1767. 

Reuben Rose, the son of Caleb Fowler and Anne, his wife, was 
born June 17th, A. D. 1763. 

Irene, the daughter of Caleb Fowler and Anne, his wife, was 
born Nov. 5th, A. D. 1764. 

Ozias, the son of Caleb Fowler and Anne, his wife, was born 
July 25th, A. D. 1766 ; died Apr. 14th, 1767. 

Clarinda, the daughter of Elihu Crane and Mary, his wife, was 
born Nov. 23d, A. D. 1767. 

Stephen, the son of Eliakim Strong and Hannah, his wife, was 
born May 12th, 1766, and died Sept. 26th, 1767. 

The children of Rowland Rossetter and Mary, his wife, were 
born as follows, (viz :) 

Catharine, born March 6th, A. D. 1767. 



TOWN RECORDS. 389 

Bryan, bora Sept. 6th, A. D. 1760. 

Eunice, born Sept. 9th, A. D. 1764. 

Rhoda, the wife of Capt. Ebenezer Gurnsey, departed this life, 
Oct. 14th, A. D. 1767. 

Mr. Henry Crane departed this life Feb. 1st, 1768. 

Dr. Amos Hubbard departed this life Nov. 15th, 1767. 

Joseph Wright, Jun., and Sarah Bishop were joined in mar- 
riage, Dec. 17th, 1767. 

David Talcott and Anne Lyman were joined in marriage, Sept. 
17th, 1767. 

Tryphene, ye daughter of David Squier and Huldah, his wife, 
was born Nov. 9th, A. D. 1766. 

Samuel Doan Cook and Rebeckah Picket were joined in mar- 
riage, Dec. 4th, A. D. 1766. 
/ Noah, ye son of Samuel Doan Cook and Rebeckah, his wife, 
was born Dec. 11th, 1767. 

Salle, ye daughter of John Norton, Jun., and Hannah, was 
bom Dec. 10th, A. D. 1767. 

Israel, the son of Israel Camp and Mary, his wife, was born 
Jan. 29th, A. D. 1768. 

Elah, the son of Elah Camp and Phebe, his wife, was born 
Feb. 11th, A. D. 1768. 

Nathan, the son of Benj. Gillum and Elizabeth, his wife, was 
bom Nov. 4th, A. D. 1767. 

Rachel, the daughter of Joseph Frances and Martha, his wife, 
was born July 2d, 1768. 

Patte, the daughter of Daniel Dimock and Thankful, his wife, 
was born May 7th, 1768. 

Elenor, the daughter of Silas Crane and Lucretia, his wife, 
was born Sept. 19th, 1768. 

David, the son of Elnathan Camp and Eunice, his wife, was 
born Sept. 23d, A. D. 1766. 

David, the son of Abial Baldwin and Mehithabel, his wife, 
was born Nov. 23d, A. D. 1768. 

Edmund, the son of Jesse Cook and Rhoda, his wife, was born 
Nov. 17th, A. D. 1767, and died Feb. 17th, A. D. 1768. 

Charles Augustus, the son of Rev. Mr. Elizur Goodrich and 
Katharine, his wife, was bom March 2d A. D. 1768. 



390 HISTOEY OF DURHAM. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of Daniel Hall, Jun., and Ann, his 
wife, was born Dec. 25th, A. D. 1768. 

The children of Thomas Lyman and Anne, his wife, were born 
as follows, (viz :) 

Sarah, was born May 29th, A. D. 1741. 

Elizabeth, was born March 4th, A. D. 1744. 

Thomas, was bora Feb 14th, A. D. 1746. 

Anne, was born Jan. 10th, A. D. 1748. 

Abel, was born Feb. 12th, A. D. 1750. 

James, was born June 10th, A. D. 1753. 

Daniel, was born Jan. 27th, A. D. 1756. 

Thomas Lyman departed this life Apr. 20th, A. D. 1761. 

Noah, the son of David Talcott and Anne, his wife, was bom 
Aug. 7th, A. D. 1768. 

Melinda, the daughter of Aaron Hinman and Elizabeth, his 
wife, was born Apr. 15th, A. D. 1766. 

Eebeckah, the daughter of Heth Camp and Mary, his wife, was 
born July 26th, A. D. 1768. 

Mary, the daughter of Robert Crane and Mary, his wife, was 
born Aug. 7th, A. D. 1767. 

Robert, the son of Robert Crane and Mary, his wife, was born 
Nov. 12th, A. D. 1768. 

Abel, the son of Abel Coe and Prudence, his wife, was born 
July 20th, A. D. 1768. 

Israel, the son of Rhoda Wells, was born Apr. 29th, A. D. 
1766. 

Hannah Seaward departed this life Apr. 23d, A. D. 1769. 

Sarah, the daughter of Josiah Coe and Hannah, his wife, was 
born March 5th, A. D. 1762. 

Hannah, the daughter of Josiah Coe and Hannah, his wife, 
was born May 1st, A. D. 1766. 

Cornelius Hull and Abigail Chipman were married, Jan. 1st, 
A. D. 1746. 

The children of Cornelius Hull and Abigail, his wife, were 
born as follows, (viz :) 

Sylvanus, was born Oct. 13th, A.D. 1746. 
Cornelius, was born Mar. 5th, A. D. 1748. 
Abigail, was born July 26th, A. D. 1749. 
Samuel, was born Dec. 10th, A. D. 1752. 



TOWN RECORDS. 391 

Ann, was born Feb. 3d, A. D. 1755. 

Iluldah, was born March 6th, A. D. 1758. 

Charles, was born May 5th, A. D. 1760. 

Giles, was born July 4th, A. D. 1762. 

Concurrence, ye daughter of Jared Whedon and Sarah, his 
wife, was born Apr. 19th, 1769. 

John Seaward, of Durham, and Sarah Burr, of Haddam, were 
joined in marriage, May 10th, A. D. 1769. 

Elam, the son of John Crane and Abigail, his wife, was born 
July 23d, A. D. 1768. 

Ambrose Field and Sarah Bate were joined in marriage, Sept. 
17th, A. D. 1767. 

John Edwards, the son of Samuel Wilkinson and Sarah, his 
wife, was bom Apr. 2d, A. D. 1766. 

Ruth, the daughter of Jesse Cook and Bhoda, his wife, was 
born July 27th, A. D. 1769. 

Amaziah, the son of Richard Lucas and Sarah his wife, was 
born July , A. D. 1764. 

Salle, the daughter of Richard Lucas and Sarah, his wife, was 
born March 2d, A. D. 1767. 

Sarah, the daughter of Moses Seaward and Sarah, his wife, 
was born June 3d, A. D. 1769. 

Phebe, the daughter of Joseph Hull and Sybil, his wife, was 
born Jan. 21st, A. D. 1769. 

Mr. Joseph Tibbals and Mrs. Elizabeth Lane were joined in 
marriage, Oct., A. D. 1752. 

Sally, the daughter of Joseph Wright, Jun., and Sarah, his 
wife, was born Dec. 3d, A. D. 1769. 

Ebenezer Tibbals and Submit Seaward were joined in marriage, 
May 23d, A. D. 1754. 

The children of Ebenezer Tibbals and Submit, his wife, were 
born as follows, (viz :) 

Ebenezer, was born Oct. 16th, A. D. 1755. 

Phebe, was born May 7th, A. D. 1757. 

Submit, was born May 8th, A. D. 1759. 

Abigail, was born March 22d, A. D. 1761. 

Mary, was born Apr. 30th, A. D. 1763. 

Hannah, was born July 22d, A. D. 1765. 

Stephen, was born June 23d, A. D. 1767. 



392 HISTORY OP DURHAM. 

Samuel, was born June 18th, A. D. 1769. 

Timothy Stow and Rebeckah. Meeker were joined in marriage, 
June 13th, A. D. 1769. 

David, the son of Elnathan Camp and Eunice, his wife, was 
born Sept. 23d, A. D. 1766. 

Damaris, the daughter of Elnathan Camp and Eunice, his wife, 
was born Dec. 21st, A. D. 1768. 

Elah, the son of Elah Camp and Phebe, his wife, was born 
Feb. 11th, A. D. 1768. 

Daniel Merwin and Rebeckah Seaward were joined in marriage, 
Dec. 14th, A. D. 1769. 

Jonathan Wackley and Anne Bates were joined in marriage, 
Sep. 17th, A. D. 1767. 

Hannah, the daughter of Jonathan Wackley and Anne, his 
wife, was born Jan. 18th, A. D. 1769. 

James, the son of Jonah Frisbee and Elizabeth, his wife, was 
born July 31st, A. D. 1771. 

Phinehas Camp and Martha Hall were joined in marriage, Jan. 
8th, A. D. 1767. 

Seth, the son of Phinehas Camp and Martha, his wife, was born 
May 31st, A. D. 1767. 

Daniel, the son of Phinehas Camp and Martha, his wife, was 
born Dec. 4th, A. D. 1768. 

Lieut. Nathaniel Seward departed this life, Apr. 2d, 1770. 

Samuel Bartlett and Abigail Ingham were joined in marriage, 
June 16th, A. D. 1768. 

Samuel, the son of Samuel Bartlet and Abigail, his wife, was 
born Apr. 23d, A. D. 1769. 

Nathaniel, the son of John Seaward and Sarah, his wife, was 
born May 21st, A. D. 1770. 

Nathan, the son of Thomas Strong and Phebe, his wife, was 
born June 29th, A. D. 1769. 

Moses Griswold and Ann Smithson were joined in marriage, 
Feb. 3d, A. D. 1768. 

Jared, the son of Moses Griswold and Ann, his wife, was born 
March 13th. A. D. 1769. 

Moses Griswold departed this life, Sept. 30th, A. D. 1770. 

Ezra, the son of Elah Camp and Phebe, his wife, was born 
Oct. 31st, A. D. 1770. 



TOWN RECORDS. 393 

Lemuel, the son of Israel Camp and Mary, his wife, was born 
Nov. 15th, A. D. 1770. 

Aaron, the son of Abia] Baldwin and Mehitabel, his wife, was 
born Nov. 8th, A. D. 1770. 

Thomas Canfield departed this life Nov. 25th, 1770. 

Lieut. John Norton departed this life, Nov. 4th, 1770. 

Miles Merwin, Jan., and Mary Parmele were joined in mar- 
riage, Nov. 4th, A. D. 1767. 

Jerusha, the daughter of Miles Merwin, Jun., and Mary, his 
wife, was born Aug. 27th, A. D. 1768. 

Eunice, the daughter of Miles Merwin, Jun., and Mary, his 
wife, was born Apr. 27th, A. D. 1770. 

Daniel, the son of Daniel Merwin and Rebeckah, his wife, was 
born Sept. 29th, A. D. 1770. 

Robert, the son of Ambrose Field and Sarah, his wife, was 
born June 10th, A. D. 1770. 

Eli Crane and Mehitabel Chapman were joined in marriage, 
Jan. 18th, A. D. 1768. 

Mehitabel, the daughter of Eli Crane and Mehitabel, his wife, 
was born Nov. 15th, A. D. 1768. 

Eli, the son of Eli Crane and Mehitabel, his wife, was born 
July 9th, A. D. 1770. 

Phebe, ye daughter of Samuel Doan Cook and Rebeckah, his 
wife, was born May 6th, A. D. 1769. 

Nathan, the son of the Rev. Mr. Elizur Goodrich and Katha- 
rine, his wife, was born Aug. 1st, A. D. 1770. 

Lewis, the son of Stephen Norton and Abigail, his wife, was 
born Apr. 28th, A. D. 1766, and departed this life, Jan. 8th, A. 
D. 1770. 

Mary, the daughter of Samuel Parsons, Jun., and Abigail, his 
wife, was born Oct. 23d, A. D. 1770. 

Miranda, the daughter of John Crane and Abigail, his wife, 
was bom Jan. 20th, A. D. 1771. 

Chipman, the son of Jared Whedon and Sarah, his wife, was 
born Feb. 9th, A. D. 1771. 

Charles, the son of Ephraim Seaward and Abigail, his wife, 
was born Sept. 14th, A. D. 1750. 

Lydia, the daughter of Ephraim Seaward and Abigail, his wife, 
was born Jan. 18th, A. D. 1753. 

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394 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Abigail, the daughter of Ephraim Seward and Abigail, his 
wife, was born March 8th, A. D. 1758. 

Jonah Frisbie and Elizabeth Hickox were joined in marriage, 
Sept. 27th, A. D. 1758. 

The children of Jonah Frisbie and Elizabeth, his wife, were 
born as follows, (viz :) 

Thaddeus Grannice, was born Jan. 5th, A. D. 1760. 

Elizabeth, was born Feb. 23d, A.D. 1761. 

Rachel, was born Aug. 27th, A. D. 1763. 

Jonah, was born Aug. 25th, A. D. 1765. 

Dorcas, was born June 10th, A. D. 1767. 

Timothy, w^as born Apr. 20th, A. D. 1769. 

Timothy Hall departed this life, July 29th, 1771. 

Jeremiah Butler and Anna Coe were joined in marriage, Sept. 
20th, A. D. 1769. 

Polly, the daughter of Jeremiah Butler and Anna, his wife, 
was born March 18th, A. D. 1770. 

Jeremiah, the son of Jeremiah Butler and Anna, his wife, was 
born May 4th, A. D. 1771. 

Benjamin Picket and Adah Camp were joined in marriage, 
Dec. 5th, A. D. 1758. 

The children of Benjamin Pickett and Adah, his wife, were 
born as follows, (viz :) 

Ruth, was born Nov. 19th, A. D. 1759. 

Adah, was born Dec. 22d, A. D. 1760, and died June 29th, 
1765. 

Ozias, was born Dec. 7th, A. D. 1762. 

Hannah, was born Mar. 4th, A. D. 1764. 

Benjamin, was born July 19th, A. D. 1765. 

Adah, was born Sept. 11th, A. D. 1766. 

Rhoda, was born Sept. 7th, A. D. 1768. 

Joseph, was born Sept. 13th, A. D. 1769. 

Dolle, the daughter of Ann Allen, was born Feb. 13th, A. D. 
1771. 

Lucretia, the daughter of Silas Crane and Lucretia, his wife, 
was born July 19th, 1772. 

Nathan Seaward and Rachel Gillum were joined in marriage, 
May 6th, A. D. 1772. 

Jerusha, the daughter of Daniel Hall, 3d, and Elizabeth, his 
wife, was born Aug. 4th, A. D. 1772. 



TOWN RECORDS. 395 

The children of Jeremiah Griswold and Sarah, his wife, were 
born as follows, (viz :) 

Notwithstanding, was born Apr. 16th, A. D. 1764. 

Eosamond and Kosetta, were born Oct. 20th, A. D. 1766. 

Samuel, was born May 29th, A. D. 1769. 

Henry, the son of Daniel Hall, Jun., and Ann, his wife, was 
born Dec. 3d, A. D. 1771. 

Ruth, the daughter of Abial Baldwin and Mehitabel, his wife, 
was born Oct. 30th, A. D. 1772. 

Polly, the daughter of Daniel Whitmore and Sarah his wife, 
was born Nov. 7th, A. D. 1770. 

Daniel, the son of Daniel Whitmore and Sarah, his wife, was 
born Sept. 4th, A. D. 1772. 

Polly, the daughter of Jesse Atwell and Marah, his wife, was 
born Feb. 16th, A. D. 1768. 

Jesse, the son of Jesse Atwell and Marah, his wife, was born 
Feb. 28th, A. D. 1770. 

Salle, the daughter of Jesse Atwell and Marah, his wife, was 
born March 17th, A. D. 1772. 

Rhoda, the wife of Jesse Cook, departed this life, July 29th, 
1771. 

Jesse Cook and Ann Griswold were joined in marriage, Oct. 
20th, A. D. 1771. 

Rhoda, the daughter of Jesse Cook and Ann, his wife, was born 
July 15th, A. D. 1772. 

Joseph Smith and Rhoda Pickett were joined in marriage, Sept. 
10th, A. D. 1767. 

James, the son of Joseph Smith and Rhoda, his wife, was born 
Apr. 17th, 1769. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of Joseph Smith and Rhoda, his wife, 
was born Apr. 23d, A. D. 1771, and died May 9th, 1773. 

Joel, the son of John Norton and Hannah, his wife, was born 
Apr. 24th, A. D. 1771. 

« Hannah, the wife of John Norton, departed this life, Dec. 13th, 
A. D. 1772. 

Miles, the son of Charles Norton and Elizabeth, his wife, was 
born May 30th, A. D. 1769. 

Eunice, the daughter of Charles Norton and Elizabeth, his wife, 
was born March 6th, A. D. 1771. 



396 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

John, the son of Israel Camp and Mary, his wife, was born 
May 18th, A. D. 1773. 

Katharine, the daughter of Heth Camp and Mary, his wife, 
was born Aug. 20th, A. D. 1770. 

Libbeus, the son of Heth Camp and Mary, his wife, was born 
Nov. 20th, A. D. 1772. 

Zerujah Chidsey departed this life, Nov. 24th, A. D. 1771. 

Ichabod Lewis, the son of Iehabod Higgins and Jane, his wife, 
was born Apr. 1st, A. D. 1771. 

Anne, the daughter of Daniel Weld and Elizabeth, his wife, 
was born Feb. 21st, A. D. 1758. 

Olive, the daughter of Daniel Weld and Elizabeth, his wife, 
was born May 2d, A. D. 1770. 

Abiathar, the son of Samuel Squier and Abigail, his wife, was 
born Nov. 15th, A. D. 1740. 

Abiathar Squier and Mary Dudley were joined in marriage, 
March 9th, A. D. 1763, and their children were born as follows, 
viz : 

Asher, was born Nov. 16th, A. D. 1763. 

Dudley, was born March 31st, A. D. 1765. 

Ambrose, was born Aug. 2d, A. D. 1766. 

Abiathar, was born May 19th, 1768. 

Statira, was born March 6th, A. D. 1769. 

Noah, was born May 25th, A. D. 1772. 

Sarah, the daughter of Moses Seaward and Sarah, his wife, 
was born June 3d, A. D. 1769. 

Abram, the son of Moses Seward and Sarah, his wife, was born 
Oct. 11th, A. D. 1772. 

Jared, the son of Jared Whedon and Sarah, his wife, was born 
Oct. 24th, A. D. 1773. 

Hamlet, the son of Joseph Smith and Khoda, his wife, was born 
June 29th, A. D. 1773. 

The children of Job Camp and Eachcl, his wife, were born as 
follows, (viz :) 

Eebeckah, was born July 12th, A. D. 1767. 

Ashur, was born July 29th, A. D. 1769. 

Elenor, was born Aug. 28th, A. D. 1771. 

Benoni, was born Sept. 7th, A. D. 1773. 

Julius, the son of Caleb Fowler and Anne, his wife, was born 
Apr., A. D. 1768. 



TOWN RECORDS. 397 

Edmund, the son of Caleb Fowler and Anne, his wife, was 
born Feb. 25th, A. D. 1770. 

Lucretia, the daughter of Caleb Fowler and Anne, his wife, 
was born March 10th, A. D. 1772. 

Mindwell, the daughter of Abraham Bartlett and Submit, his 
wife, was born July 6th, 1770. 

Phebe, the daughter of Benjamin Gillum and Elizabeth, his 
wife, was born June 19th, A. D. 1770. 

Elizur, the son of Benjamin Gillum and Elizabeth, his wife, 
was born Feb. 11th, A. D. 1773, and died Feb. 16th, A. D. 1773. 

Mary, the daughter of Abel Coe and Prudence, his wife, was 
born Jan. 1st, A. D. 1774. 

Phitiehas Canfield and Anne Newton were joined in marriage, 
Apr. 1st, 1773. 

Thomas, the son of Phinehas Canfield and Anne, his wife, was 
born March 28th, 1774. 

John, the son of Jeremiah Butler and Anna, his wife, was born 
Sept. 13th, A. D. 1772. 

Rayner, the son of Jeremiah Butler and Anna, his wife, was 
born Aug. 15th, 1774. 

Mary, the daughter of Daniel Hall, 3d, and Elizabeth, his wife, 
was born Sept. 7th, A. D. 1774. 

Timothy Botchford, the son of John Crane and Abigail, his 
wife, was born June 10th, A. D. 1773. 

Mr. Noah Parsons departed this life at Hispaniola, in May 
A. D. 1774. 

Stephen, the son of Eliakim Strong and Hannah, his wife, was 
born July 31st, A. D. 1768. 

John Norton and Sarah Tainter were joined in marriage, 
March 24th, A.D.I 774. 

Rebeckah, the daughter of Timothy Stow and Rebeckah, his 
wife, was born Dec. 4th, A. D. 1774. 

Hannah, the daughter of Eliakim Strong and Hannah, his 
wife, was bom July 4th, A. D. 1773. 

Elizur, the son of Benjamin Gillum and Elizabeth, his wife, 
was born Oct. 4th, A. D. 1774. 

James, the son of James Tibbals and Martha, his wife, was 
born May 23d, A. D. 1754. 




398 HISTORY OF DURHAM 

Anne, the daughter of Heth Camp and Mary, his wile, was 
30m JuIy 16th, A. D. 1770 

Samuel, the son of John Laws and Abigail, his wife was born 
Jan. 16th, A. D. 1770. 
^ Llannah, the daughter of John Laws and Abigail, his wife, 
was born May 28th, A. D. 1772. 

"Daniel, the son of Jown Laws and Abigail, his wife, was born 
June 2d, A. D. 1775. 

Seth, the son of Abial Baldwin and Mehitabel, his wife, was 
born Apr. 27th, A. D. 1775. 

Eejoice, the son of John Crane and Abigail, his wife, was born 
Oct. 10th, A. D. 1775. 

Mary Coe departed this life, Oct. 26th, A. D. 1776. 

Daniel, the son of Daniel Hall, 2d, and Ann, his wife, was born 
March 16th, 1776. 

Daniel Hall, 2d, departed this life, Aug. 17th, 1776. 

John, the son of Jared Whedon and Sarah, his wife, was born 
Apr. 26th, 1777. 

Dan Parmalee and Abigail Norton were joined in marriage, 
Jan. 11th, A. D. 1776. 

Hannah, the daughter of Dan Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, 
was born Nov. 1st, A. D. 1776. 

Stephen, the son of Jeremiah Butler and Anne, his wife, was 
born March 26th, A. D. 1776. 

Concurrence Seaward departed this life, Sept. 1st, A. D. 1776. 

Moses, the son of John Las and Abigail, his wife, was born 
Sep. 23d, A. D. 1777. 

Eejoice, the son of John Crane and Abigail, his wife, died Feb. 
17th, A. D. 1777. 

Eli, the son of Eli Crane and Mehitabel, his wife, was born 
July 9th, A. D. 1770, and died the 3d day of Dec. A. D. 1776. 

Nathan, the son of Eli Crane and Mehitabel, his wife, was born 
Jan. 14th, A. D. 1772. 

Sybil, the daughter of Eli Crane and Mehitabel, his wife, was 
born Apr. 17th, A. D. 1774. 

Eli, the son of Eli Crane and Mehitabel, his wife, was born 
Feb. 24th, A. D. 1777. 

Amos Fowler and Sarah Hinman were joined in marriage, 
Jan. 2d, A. D. 1777. 



TOWN RECORDS. 399 

Betsey, the daughter of Dan Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, 
was born Oct. 24th, A. D. 1781. 

Tabitha, the daughter of Col. James Arnold and Tabitha, his 
wife, was born Dec. 27th, 1776. 

Eejoice, the son of John Crane and Abigail, his wife, was born 
May 31st, A. D. 1778. 

Abijah Curtiss and Ann Bishop were joined in marriage, Aug. 
13th, A. D. 1777. 

Olive, the daughter of Abijah Curtiss and Ann, his wife, was 
born Apr. 24th, A. D. 1778. 

Mary, the daughter of Heth Camp and Mary, his wife, was 
born Sept. 26th, A. D. 1778. 

Anne, the daughter of Abijah Curtiss and Ann, his wife, was 
born Dec. 6th, A. D. 1779. 

Abel Tibbals and Jane Kelsey were joined in marriage, Oct. 
7th, A. D. 1776. 

Anna, the daughter of Abel Tibbals and Jane, his wife, was 
born May 7th, A. D. 1778. 

Hannah, the daughter of Abel Tibbals and Jane, his wife, 
was born Oct. 7th, A. D. 1779. 

Ens'n Simeon Parsons departed this life Jan. 6th, 1781. 

The children of John Johnson, Jun., and Abigail, his wife, 
were born as follows, viz : 

Morris, was born Dec. 12th, A. D. 1773. 

Khoda, was born Oct. 6th, A. D. 1775. 

Mercy, was born May 2d, 1778. 

Nabbe, was bom Oct. 22d, A. D. 1780. 

The children of Eliphaz Parmalee and Anne, his wife, were 
born as follows, viz : 

Euth, was born Sept. 27th, A. D. 1769. 

Ozias, was born Dec. 7th, A. D. 1771. 

Noah, was born Nov. 25th, A. D. 1773. 

Ehoda, was born Jan. 20th, A. D. 1778. 

Eli, was born Feb. 9th, A. D. 1781. 

Lidia, the daughter of Eli Crane and Mehitabel, his wife, was 
born Dec. 14th, A. D. 1779. 

Jesse, the son of Eli Crane and Mehitabel, his wife, was born 
Apr. 28th, A. D. 1782. 

Eli Crane departed this life, Oct 5th, A. D. 1781. 



400 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Thaddeus, the son of Heth Camp and Marj^, his wife, was born 
Nov. 19th, A. D. 1780. 

Dan, the son of Dan Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, was born 
Feb. 3d, A. D. 1783. 

Toseph, the son of John Loas and Abigail, his wife, was born 
Sept. 18th, A. D. 1780. 

The children of Phinehas Spelman and Elisabeth, his wife, 
were born as follows, viz : 

Hannah, was born Mar. 26th, A. D. 1755 ; Ann, was born Jan. 
27th, A. D. 1757 ; Richard, was born Dec. 3d, A. D. 1758 ; Rob- 
ert, was born Feb. 7th, A. D. 1767 ; Elisabeth, was born May 
13th, A. D. 1774; Nathan, was born Sep. 23d, A. D. 1777 ; Eli- 
zur, was born Aug. 7th, A. D. 1780. 

Phinehas Spelman departed this life, Dec. 31st, 1783. 
Jenjamin, the son of John Loas and Abigail, his wife, was 
born May 4th, A. D. 1784. 

Thaddeus, the son of Thaddeus Manning and Elisabeth, his 
wife, was born Feb. 23d, A. D. 1780. 

Hannah, the daughter of Heth Camp and Mary, his wife, was 
born May 17th, A. D. 1784. 

Frederick Crane and Anne Babcock were joined in marriage, 
Jan. 1st, A. D. 1778. 

The children of Frederick Crane and Anne, his wife, were 
born as follows : 

Rebeckah, was born Aug. 25th, A. D. 1778 ; Asa, was born 
March 12th, A. D. 1780; Charles, was born Feb. 1st, 1782; Eu- 
nice, was born Jan. 13th, A. D. 1784. 

Mercy Crane, widow of Silas Crane, departed this life, Aug. 
29th, A. D. 1782. 

Eunice, the daughter of Levi Parmalee and Phebe, his wife, 
was born Apr. 3d, 1778. 

Phebe, the daughter of Levi Parmalee and Phebe, his wife, 
was born Apr. 18th, 1782. 

Ozias, the son of Abel Tibbals and Jane, his wife, was born 
Aug. 20th, 1783. 

Joseph Parsons and Mercy Coe were joined in marriage, Dec. 
7th, A. D. 1775. 

Charles, the son of Joseph Parsons and Mercy, his wife, was 
bora Dec. 7th, A. D. 1778. 



TOWN RECORDS. 401 

Katharine, the daughter of Joseph Parsons and Mercy, his 
wife, was born Sept. 2d, A. D. 1781. 

Eunice, the daughter of Joseph Parsons and Mercy, his wife, 
was born Apr. 26th, A. D. 1784. 

John Camp, the son of Abraham Bartlet, Jun., and Melinda, 
his wife, was born Dec. 24th, 1785. 

Mehitable, the daughter of Dan Parmelee and Abigail, his wife, 
was born March 4th, 1785. 

Nabby, the daughter of Dan Parmelee and Abigail, his wife, 
was born Jan. 2d, 1792. 

Mr. Ithamar Parsons departed this life, Jan. 21st, A. D. 1786. 

Elisabeth Parsons, wife to Lieut. Samuel Parsons, departed 
this life July 6th, 1785. 

Aaron Parsons, son to Ithamar Parsons and Sarah, his wife, 
was born Nov. 10th, 1758. 

Aaron Parsons and Lucy, his wife, were joined in marriage, 
Oct. 3d, A. D. 1782. 

Curtiss, the son of Aaron Parsons and Lucy, his wife, was 
born Apr. 23d, 1783. 

Hannah, the daughter of Aaron Parsons and Lucy, his wife, 
was born Jan. 22d, A. D. 1785. 

Jesse Atwell and Mary, his wife, were joined in marriage, 
June 16th, 1767. 

The children of Jesse Atwell and Mary, his wife, were born 
as follows, (viz :) 

Polly, Feb. 16th, 1768; Jesse, Feb. 28th, 1770; Sally, March 
ye 17th, 1772; Fanny, Aug. 8th, 1774; Electa, March 5th, 
1776 ; William, July 2d, 1778 ; Harriet, June 25th, 1781. 

Jesse Atwell departed this life, July 11th, A. D. 1781. 

Charles Coe and Hannah Bates joined in marriage, Oct. 30th, 
1784. 

Noah, the son of Charles Coe and Hannah, his wife, was born 
May 24th, 1786. 

Chauncey Graham and Sarah Merwin were joined in marriage, 
Nov. 11th, A. D. 1782. 

Chauncey, the son of Chauncey Graham and Sarah, his wife, 
was born July 26th, 1783. 

Sarah, the daughter of Chauncey Graham and Sarah, his wife, 
was born Sept. 18th, 1784. 

51 



402 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Stephen, the son of Chauncey Graham and Sarah, his wife, 
was bora Dec. 13th, 1736. 

Isaac, the son of Moses Seaward and Sarah, his wife, was born 
June 19th, 1776. 
^ — Joseph, the son of John Loas and Abigail, his wife, was born 

Sept. 28th, 1780. £Uf*a^U*** P, ^°^° 
-— -"Henry, the son of John Loas and Abigail, his wife, was born 
June 9th, 1786. 

Nathan, the son of Aaron Parsons and Lucy, his wife, was 
born May 9th, 1787. 

Bridgman Gurnsey and Phebe Ann Curtiss were joined in mar- 
riage, Feb. 5th, 1786. 

)aniel, son to John Loas and Abigail, his wife, departed this 
life Jan. 12th, 1788. 

Jacob, the son of Jacob Cornwell and Hannah, his wife, was 
born Apr. 25th, 1778. 

Phebe Strong, wife to Mr. Thomas Strong, departed this life, 
Feb. 3d, 1787. 

Polly, the daughter of Charles Coe and Hannah, his wife was 
bom Sep. 13th, 1788. 

Miles, the son of Miles Merwin and Mary, his wife, was born 
Feb. 2d, 1772. 

Olive, was born Dec. 12th, 1773 ; Euth, was born June 25th, 
1776 ; Nancy, Oct. 25th, 1778; Ehoda, Nov. 11th, 1780; Jesse, 
was born Dec. 23d, 1782 ; Mary, May 14th, 1785, and Hannah, 
was born Aug. 31st, 1787. 

James Gurdon, the son of Hope Whitmore, was born Oct. 
30th, 1779. 

Luca, the daughter of Amos Davis and Hope, his wife, was 
born Jan. 24th, 1787. 

Amos, the son of Amos Davis and Hope, his wife, was born 
Sept. 1st, 1788. 

Marcus, the son of Aaron Parsons and Lucy, his wife, was 
born Feb. 23d, 1789. 

Nilit, the daughter of Jin, servants to the widow Esther Wads- 
worth, was bora May 7th, 1784 ; and Mille, servant to the sd. 
Esther Wads worth, was born May 5th, 1787. 

James, the son of James Arnold and Tabatha, his wife, was 
born Oct. 26th, 1782. 



TOWN RECORDS. 403 

Whiting, the son of James Arnold and Tabatha, his wife, was 
born Sept. 25th, 1785. 

Eunice, the wife of Simeon Parsons, Esq., departed this life, 
Apr. 12th, 1791. 

Samuel, the son of Richard Barret and Sarah, his wife was born 
June 10th, 1781. 

Parsons, the son of Richard Barret and Sarah, his wife, was 
born June 7th, 1784. 

Sally, the daughter of Richard Barret and Sarah, his wife, was 
born Dec. 20th, 1790. 

Calvin Hawley, the son of Aaron Parsons and Lucy, his wife, 
was born Sept. 20th, 1791. 

Parsons, the son of Charles Coe and Hannah, his wife, was 
born Feb. 4th, 1792. 

Mary, the daughter of Dr. Chauncey Graham and Sarah, his 
wife, was bom Apr. 7th, A. D. 1789. 

Mr. Elah Camp departed this life, Oct. 17th, 1787. 

Nathan O. Camp and Phebe Spencer joined in marriage, May 
16th, 1787. 

Sally, the daughter of Nathan O. Camp and Phebe, his wife, 
was born Jan. 27th, 1788. 

Enos Spencer, son to Nathan O. Camp and Phebe, his wife, 
was born Dec. 30th, 1789. 

Elah, son to Nathan O. Camp and Phebe, his wife, was born 
July 22d, 1792. 

James Curtiss and Sally Morrow were joined in marriage, the 
2d of Nov., 1791. 

James Robinson, Jun., and Thankful Dimmock joined in mar- 
riage. Mar. 16th, 1785. 

Samuel, the son of James Robinson, Jun., and Thankful, his 
wife, was born Dec. 5th, 1785. 

Henry, the son of James Robinson, Jun., and Thankful, his 
wife, was born Oct. 23d, 1787. 

Israel, the son of James Robinson, Jun., and Thankful, his 
wife, was born Apr. 12th, 1789. 

James, the son of James Robinson, Jun., and Thankful, his 
wife, was born Nov. 14th, 1791. 

Eliakim Hull was born Aug. 1st, 1752. 

Rachel Hull was born Sept. 20th, 1750. 



404 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Eliakim Hull and Eachel Welles were joined in marriage, 
March 14th, 1787. 

Eachel, the daughter of Eliakim Hull, was born Feb. 11th, 
1783. 

Jehiel, the son of Eliakim Hull and Rachel, his wife, was born 
July 31st, 1789. 

Dency, the daughter of Joseph Parsons and Marcy, his wife, 
was born May 25th, 1786. 

Samuel, the son of Joseph Parsons and Marcy, his wife, was 
born Aug. 29th, 1788. 

Curtiss Bates and Clarissa, his wife, were joined in marriage, 
Dec. 14th, 1776. 

John, the son of Curtiss Bates and Clarissa, his wife, was born 
Oct. 20th, 1787, and died Apr. 22d, 1792. 

Alvey, the daughter of Curtiss Bates and Clarissa, his wife, 
was born Nov. 24th, 1789. 

Clarissa, the daughter of Curtiss Bates and Clarissa, his wife, 
was born Feb. 4th, 1792. 

Samuel Bates, Jun., and Hannah Southmayd were joined in 
marriage Nov. 13th, 1786. 

Abiah Southmayd, daughter to Samuel Bates, Jun., and Han- 
nah, his wife, was born Dec. 15th, 1787. 

William, the son to sd. Bates was born July 9th, 1790. 

Hannah, the daughter to Samuel Bates and Hannah, his wife, 
was born Feb. 24th, 1793. 

James Bates, Jun., and Anne Gurnsey were joined in mar- 
riage, Dec. 24th, 1766. 

Katharine, the daughter of James Bates and Anne, his wife, 
was born Oct. 26th, 1767. 

Daniel, the son of James Bates and Anne, his wife, was born 
Sept. 25th, 1770. 

Gurnsey was born Feb. 1st, 1772 ; Ebenezer, was born Oct. 
3d, 1775, and died June 6th, 1779. 

Anne, the daughter of the sd. James and Anne, was born May 
9th, 1780. 

Lieut. Miles Merwin departed this life, Dec. 12th, 1786. 

Mary Merwin, wife to Lieut. Miles Merwin, departed this life, 
Jan. 18th, 1793. 

Daniel Bates and Anne Smithson were joined in marriage, Oct. 
24th, 1790. 



TOWN EECOKDS. 405 

Phebe, the daughter of Daniel Bates and Anne, his wife, was 
born Feb. 13th, 1792. 

William Butler was born Apr. 16th, 1752. 

Sarah Butler, wife to William Butler, was born Feb. 23d, 1758. 

William Butler and Sarah Hull were joined in marriage, Sept. 
29th, 1778. 

Charles, the son of William Butler and Sarah, his wife, was 
born March 21st, 1779. 

Elizur, the son of William Butler and Sarah, his wife, was 
born March 3d, 1781. 

Sarah, the daughter of William Butler and Sarah, his wife, was 
born March 7th, 1784. 

William, the son of William Butler and Sarah, his wife, was 
born June 16th, 1786. 

Harriet, the daughter of William Butler and Sarah, his wife, 
was born Aug. 11th, 1788. 

Chauncey, the son of William Butler and Sarah, his wife, was 
born May 7th, 1791. 

Betcy, the daughter of William Butler and Sarah, his wife, 
was born May 20th, 1793. 

Hannah, the daughter of Samuel Bates and Hannah, his wife, 
departed this life, Feb. 13th, 1794. 

Khoda, the daughter of Aaron Parsons and Lucy, his wife, was 
born March 13th, 1794. 

Sarah, the wife of Ithamar Parsons, departed this life, Apr. 
13th, 1794. 

Mr. Lemuel Grurnsey departed this life, July 17th, 1794. 

Clarissa, the daughter of Curtiss Bates and Clarissa Bates, his 
wife, departed this life, May 10th, 1794. 

Elias Camp, Jun., and Elizabeth Spencer were joined in mar- 
riage, Oct. 17th, 1788. 

Betsey, the daughter of Elias Camp, Jun., and Elisabeth, his 
wife, was born Apr. 4th, 1789. 

Thomas Spencer, son of Elias Camp, Jun., and Elisabeth, his 
wife, was born Jan. 3d, 1791. 

Lucinda, daughter to Elias Camp, Jun., and Elisabeth, his wife, 
was born Jan. 28th, 1793. 

Elize, daughter of Elias Camp, Jun., and Elizabeth, his wife, 
was born Apr. 20th, 1795. 



406 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Samuel, the son of Morris Coe and Lucy, bis wife, was born 
May the 4th, 1776. 

Sally, the daughter of Morris Coe and Lucy, his wife, was born 
March the 30th, 1778. 

Jesse, the son of Morris Coe and Lucy, his wife, was born Apr. 
the 2d, 1780. 

Morris, the son of Morris Coe and Lucy, his wife, was born 
March the 20th, 1783. 

Hamlet, the son of Morris Coe and Lucy, his wife, was born 
Aug. 22d, 1785. 

Alandon, the daughter of Morris Coe and Lucy, his wife, was 
born Aug. 16th, 1789. 

Tenta, the daughter of Morris Coe and Lucy, his wife, was 
born July 26th, 1791. 

Simeon, the son of Morris Coe and Lucy, his wife, was born 
June 22d, 1794. 

Simeon Parsons, Esq., and Sarah Gurnsey were joined in mar- 
riage, Feb. 19th, 1795. 
-— " Henry, the son of John Loas and Abigail, his wife, departed 
this life, the 26th day of Sept., 1794. 

Ebenezer Squire and Lucy Wilcox were joined in marriage, 
Nov. 26th, 1778. 

Daniel, the son of Ebenezer Squire and Lucy, his wife, was 
born Sept. 12th, 1780. 

Ebenezer, the son of Ebenezer Squire and Lucy, his wife, was 
born Dec. 14th, 1782. 

Katharine, the daughter of Ebenezer Squire and Lucy, his wife, 
was born Dec. 6th, 1787. 

Anne, the daughter of Ebenezer Squire and Lucy, his wife, 
was born Aug. 26th, 1791. 

Polly, the daughter of Richard Barret and Sarah, his wife, 
was born Apr. 9th, 1794. 

Sally, the daughter of Richard Barret and Sarah, his wife, de- 
parted this life, Apr. 19th, 1794. 

Prudence, the wife of Abel Coe, departed this life, Nov. 23d, 
A. D. 1795. 

Nathan Ozias Camp, the son of Nathan O. Camp and Phebe, 
his wife, was born Jan. 4th, 1796. 

Col. Elihu Chauncey departed this life, Apr. 11th, 1791. 

Capt. Elnathan Chauncey departed this life, May 4th, 1796. 



TOWN RECORDS. 407 

Joseph, the son of Eliphaz Nettleton and Lydia, his wife, was 
born Jan. 10th, 1793. 

Mimemery, daughter to Eliphaz Nettleton and Lydia, his wife, 
was born May 27th, 1795. 

Nathaniel Thayer and Anne Fowler were joined in marriage, 
Nov. 6th, 1791. 

William Austin, son to Nathaniel Thayer and Anne, his wife, 
was born Aug. 5th, 1792. 

Phebe, the daughter of Aaron Parsons and Lucy, his wife, was 
born March 8th, 1796. 

Phebe, the daughter of Abijah Curtiss and Ann, his wife, was 
born Feb. 27th, 1783. 

Dinah, the daughter of Abijah Curtiss and Ann, his wife, 
was born July 23d, 1785. 

Samuel, the son of Abijah Curtiss and Ann, his wife, was born 
July 13th, 1787. 

Ichabod, the son of Abijah Curtiss and Ann, his wife, was 
born May 17th, 1790. 

Ichabod, the son of Abijah Curtiss and Ann, his wife, depart- 
ed this life May 10th, 1791. 

Ichabod, the son of Abijah Curtiss and Ann, his wife, was 
born Apr. 3d, 1792. 

David, the son of Abijah Curtiss and Ann, his wife, was born 
| Jan. 31st, 1795. 

i Lucius Fowler Thayer, son of Nathaniel Thayer and Anne, 
his wife, was born June 21st, A. D. 1797. 

Israel Camp and Rhoda Smithson were joined in marriage, 
| May 3d, 1789. 

William Smithson, son to Israel Camp and Rhoda, his wife, 
j was born Jan. 2d, 1790. 

Two sons, twins of Israel Camp and Rhoda, his wife, was born 
\ Jan. 18th, 1792. 

Sally, daughter to Israel Camp and Rhoda, his wife, was born 
Sept. 5th, 1794 

William Smithson, son to Israel Camp and Rhoda, his wife, 
was born Apr. 23d, 1796. 

William Smithson, eldest son to Israel Camp and Rhoda, his 
wife, died Sept. 20th, 1795. 

Joel Coe, son to Ephraim Coe, was born Aug. 10th, 1766. 



408 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Sally Talcott, daughter to Hezekiah Talcott, was born July 
30th, 1768. 

Joel Coe and Sally Talcott were joined in marriage, Jan. 31st, 
1791. 

Talcott Coe, son to Joel Coe and Sally, his wife, was born Dec. 
21st, 1791. 

Eunice Coe, daughter to Joel Coe and Sally, his wife, was born 
Apr. 21st, 1794. 

Lester and Chester, twins, sons to Joel Coe and Sally, his wife, 
were born Sept. 13th, 1796. 

John Curtiss, Jun., and Lydia Hall were joined in marriage, 
Dec. 29th, 1794. 

Kev. Elizur Goodrich departed this life at Norfolk, Nov. 21st, 
1797. 

John Coe and Susannah Swaddle were joined in marriage, 
Dec. 10th, 1797. Abel Coe departed this life Jan. 10th, 1798. 
Josiah Coe departed this life, Feb. 14th, 1798. 

Samuel Tibbals and Esther Swaddle joined in marriage, Apr. 
27th, 1794. 

John Spencer, son to Elias Camp and Elizabeth his wife, was 
born July 17th, 1797. 

John Turner and Elizabeth Chatfield joined in marriage, Oct. 
18th, 1792. 

Hannah Eli, daughter to John Turner and Elisabeth, his wife, 
was born Aug. 26th, 1793. 

Danforth, daughter to John Turner and Elisabeth, his wife, 
was born Jan. 3d, 1795. 

Oreb, son to John Turner and Elisabeth, his wife, was born 
Dec. 21st, 1796. 

Elisabeth, wife to John Turner, departed this life, Dec. 13th, 
1798. 

Mr. David Smith was ordained over the Church and Congre- 
gation of this town, Aug. 15th, 1799. 

Harry Chamberlin, son to Asa Chamberlin and Martha, his 
wife, was born Apr. 9th, 1782. Entered Sept. 10th, 1799. 

Elisabeth, was born Dec. 4th, 1768 ; Kufus, was born Aug. 
31st, 1770; Huldah, was born Dec. 15th, 1772 ; Polly, was born 
Aug. 8th, 1775 ; Parmelec, was born Nov. 14th, 1777 ; Asa, was 
born Jan. 26th, 1779. Entered Sept 10th, 1799. 



TOWN RECORDS. 409 

Amanda, the daughter of Aaron Parsons and Lucy, his wife, 
was born July 11th, 1799. 

Lydia, the wife of John Curtiss, Jim., departed this life, July 
6th, 1799. 

Lieut. Abraham Scranton and Hannah Camp were joined in 
marriage, Jan. 1st, 1772. 

Hamlet Scranton, son to Abraham Scranton and Hannah, his 
wife, was born Dec. 1st, 1772 ; Henry, was born May 10th, 1775 ; 
Israel, was born Apr. 4th, 1778 ; Joy, was born March 7th, 1781 ; 
Content, was born March 11th, 1783 ; Manda, was born Apr. 
13th, 1785 ; Abraham, was born May 3d, 1787. 

Moses Seaward and Sarah Fowler were joined in marriage, 
May 5th, 1791. 

Harvey, the son of Moses Seaward and Sarah, his wife, was 
born Aug. 18th, 1792. 

Polly, the daughter of Moses Seaward and Sarah, his wife, was 
born March 8th, 1795. 

Moses Seward departed this life, Oct. 17th, 1799. 

John, the son of Curtiss Bates and Clarissa, his wife, was born 
the 19th of Aug. 1798. 

Mr. John Curtiss departed this life July 1st, 1800. 

Mrs. Mary Chauncey, widow to Col. Elihu Chauncey, departed 
this life, March the first, 1801. 

William, the son of Kichard Barret and Sarah, his wife, was 
born June 10th, 1799. 

Dinah, the widow of Mr. John Curtiss, departed this life, Sept. 
6th, 1800. 

John Curtiss and Ruth Parmele joined in marriage, June 2d, 
1801. 

Rachel, the wife of Abraham Stowe, departed this life, Sept. 
20th, 1800. 

Enos Seaward departed this life July 14th, 1801. 

Nathaniel Seward derjarted this life Dec. 28th, 1801. 

Lydia, the daughter of Eliphaz Nettleton was born Dec. 9th, 
1798. 

Polly, the daughter of Eliphaz Nettleton, was born Oct. 16th, 
1801. 

Timothy Parsons departed this life, March 12th, 1802. 

Abiel Baldwin departed this life, Aug. 11th, 1802. 

52 



4:10 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Sarah Allen departed this life, Feb. 25th, 1803. 

Coneurrence, the wife of Dea. John Johnson, departed this 
life, Feb. 24th, 1803. 

Pernel, daughter to Israel Camp and Bhoda, his wife, was born 
Oct. 6th, 1799. 

Meriah, the daughter of Daniel Bates and Arm, his wife, was 
born Apr. 12th, 1796. 

Anne, the daughter of Daniel Bates and Anne, his wife, was 
born Aug. 14th, 1799. 

Otis, the son of Aaron Parsons and Lucy, his wife, was born 
May 4th, 1803. 

Charles Augustus Goodrich, son to the Eev. Elizur Goodrich, 
departed this life, Jan. 25th, 1804. 

Elihu Cbauncey Goodrich, Esq., departed this life at Neighi- 
gary, Aug. 20th, 1802. 

Dr. Lyman Norton and Olive Weld were joined in marriage, 
June 18th, 1795. 

The children of Joseph Hull and Diana, his wife : 

Joseph, was born Oct. 28th, 1786; Diana, was born Aug. 19th, 
1788; David, was born Nov. 26th, 1790; Stephen, was born 
July 19th, 1794; Elisabeth, was born Aug. 19th, 1796. 

Delia W., daughter to Lyman Norton and Olive, his wife, was 
born May 28th, 1798. 

Stephen Lyman, son to Dr. Lyman Norton and Olive, his wife, 
was born Sept. 5th, 1799. 

Eunice, the wife of Mr. Elnathan Camp, departed this life, 
Aug. 2d, 1804. 

John, son to Joseph Southmayd and Cynthia, his wife, was 
born J unci 1th, 1794. 

Jonathan, son to Joseph Southmayd and Cynthia, his wife, 
was born March 2d, 1797. 

Freeman Bailey, son to Joseph Southmayd and Cynthia, his 
wife, was born May 26th, 1801. 

Nathan, the son of Abner Tibbals and Elisabeth, his former 
wife, was born May 16th, 1786. 

Oliver Coe and Lydia Swathel were joined in marriage, Jan. 
1st, 1794, and the said Oliver and Lydia had a son still bora, 
Sept. 28th, 1794. 

Anna, the daughter of Oliver Coe and Lydia, his wife, was 
born Apr. 11th, 1796, and died May 13th, 1796. 



TOWN RECORDS. 411 

Katharine, the daughter of Oliver Coe and Lydia, his wife, was 
born Apr. 5th, 1797. 

Oliver Bates, son to Oliver Coe and Lydia, his wife, was bom 
Aug. 5th, 1798. 

William, son to Oliver Coe and Lydia, his wife, was born Apr. 

24th, 1801. 

Sally, the daughter of Oliver Coe and Lydia, his wife, was 

born Apr. 8th, 1805. 

Ebenezer Guernsey, son to Daniel Bates and Anne, his wife, 
was born May 14th, 1805. 

Israel Burrit departed this life, May 25th, 1806. 
Col. James Arnold departed this life Aug. 25th, 1806. 
Lydia, daughter of John Curtiss and Ruth, his wife, was born 
Oct. 7th, 1802. 

Maranda, daughter to Wait C. Frances and Mary, his wife, 
was born Feb. 11th, 1796. 

Phebe, the daughter of Wait C. Frances and Mary, his wife, 
was born Feb. 2d, 1799. 

Mary, the daughter of Wait C. Frances and Mary, his wife, 
was born May 6th, 1801. 

James, the son of Wait C. Frances and Mary, his wife, was 
born Apr. 30th, 1806. 

Eliza F. Strong, daughter to Russel H. Strong and Sarah, his 
wife, was born Aug. 24th, 1802. 

Mr. Elnathan Camp departed this life, May 12th, 1807. 
Mr. Caleb Fowler departed this life, June 21st, 1807. 
Israel Camp departed this life, Nov. 5th, 1807. 
Ebenezer Guernsey, son to Daniel Bates and Anne, his wife, 
was born May 14th, 1805. 

Timothy Stowe departed this life, March 16th, 1808. 
Mr. Asher Robinson departed this life, May 4th, 1808. 
David Camp departed this life, Oct. 13th, 1808. 
Allen Clarke and Sally Swathel joined in marriage, Sept. 22d, 
1803. 

Susan, daughter to Allen Clarke and Sally, his wife, was born 

March 12th, 1805. 

Fanny, daughter to Allen Clarke and Sally, his wife, was born 
June 14th, 1807. 

Capt. Stephen Norton departed this life, Nov. 13th, 1808. 

Edward Henry, son to George Lyman and Sally, his wife, was 
born Jan. 8th, 1802. 



412 HISTOKY OF DURHAM. 

Ozias, son to Stephen Norton and Abigail, his wife, was born 
Dec. 31st, 1759. 

Hannah, daughter to Joel Parmalee and Rhoda, his wife, was 
born Sept. 2d, 1761. 

Ozias Norton and Hannah Parmalee joined in marriage, March 
14th, 1790. 

Leverett, son to Ozias Norton and Hannah, his wife, was born 
Nov. 28th, 1791. 

Clarissa, daughter to Ozias Norton and Hannah, his wife, was 
born Aug. 15th, 1794. 

William, son to Ozias Norton and Hannah, his wife, was born 
Apr. 19th, 1797, and died the 24th day of the same month. 

Alfred, son to Ozias Norton and Hannah, his wife, was born 
July 16th, 1798. 

Ozias P., son to Ozias Norton and Hannah, his wife, was born 
Dec. 4th, 1800. 

Joseph Chedsey, of Guilford, and Polly Coe, of Durham, were 
joined in marriage, March 16th, 1809. 

Elias, son to Luke Camp and Grace, his wife, was born Feb. 
4th, 1794. 

Noyes Camp, son to Luke Camp and Grace, his wife, was born 
Nov. 21st, 1797. 

Henry, the son of Thaddeus Camp and Betsey, his wife, was 
born Apr. 26th, 1802. 

Edwin Stiles, son of Thaddeus Camp and Betsey, his wife, was 
born Dec. 1st, 1803. 

Leunora, daughter of Thaddeus Camp and Betsey, his wife, 
was born Aug. 19th, 1805. 

Betsey, daughter of Thaddeus Camp and Betsey, his wife, was 
born June 25th, 1808. 

Col. Samuel Camp departed this life, Nov. 3d, 1810. 

Day Hall departed this life, Dec. 19th, 1810. l 

Elenor Parsons departed this life, Dec. 23d, 1810. 

Anne, the wife of Israel Scranton, departed this life, Dec. 24th, 
1810. 

Penina, the wife of James Brown, deceased, departed this life, 
Jan. 4th, 1811. 

Ruth, daughter of Daniel Hart and Hannah, his wife, was born 
Aug. 6th, 1800. 






TOWN RECORDS. 413 

Harriet, the daughter of Henry Hall and Electa, his wife, was 
born Aug. 31st, 1806. 

Malvina, the daughter of Henry Hall and Electa, his wife, 
was born Jan. 20th, 1809. 

The children of Samuel Hart and Patience, his wife, were born 
as follows : 

William, Apr. 26th, 1806 ; Edward, Jan. 12th, 1808 ; George, 
Apr. 14th, 1810. 

Thomas William, the son of George Lyman and Sally, his 
wife, was born Apr. 23d, 1810. 

Capt. John Hart and Sally Coe were joined in marriage, July 
15th, 1800. 

Emeline Rebeckah, the daughter of John Hart and Sally, his 
wife, was born Sept. 28th, 1802. 

Leander, the son of John Hart and Sally, his wife, was born 
Jan. 30th, 1809. 

Harriet, the daughter of John Hart and Sally, his wife, was 
born June 20th, 1811. 

Thomas S. Camp and Almira Coles were joined in marriage, 
Dec. 23d, 1813. 

John B. Southmayd, the son of Joseph Southmayd and Cyn- 
thia, his wife, was born June 11th, 1794. 

Ozias Camp, the son of Samuel Camp and Phebe, his wife, 
was born Jan. 28th, 1780. 

Christian Byington, daughter of Joel Byington and Christian, 
his wife, was born Dec. 22d, 1779. 

Ozias Camp and Christian Byington were joined in marriage, 
Apr. — 1807. 

,Mary, the daughter of Ozias Camp and Christian, his wife, was 
born Aug. 23d, 1808. 

Edward, the son of Ozias Camp and Christian, his wife, was 
born Jan. 19th, 1809. 

Betsey Byington, the daughter of Ozias Camp and Christian, 
his wife, was born Feb. 5th, 1812. 

Phebe, the daughter of Ozias Camp and Christian, his wife, 
was born June 24th, 1813, and died Jan. 5th, 1814. 

Lavinia, the daughter of Mr. Timothy Stone and Eunice, his 
wife, was born 25th day of May, 1814. 

James, the son of Jonathan Clarke and Ruth, his wife, was 
born at Romney, in N. H., Oct. 23d, 1773. 



414 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Tamza, the daughter of Eliakim Stephens and Prudence, his 
wife, was born at Killingworth, Sept., 1774. 

James Clarke and Tamza Stephens were joined in marriage, 
Nov. 5th, A. D. 1799. 

Lavinia, the daughter of James Clarke and Tamza, his wife, 
was born Oct. 10th, 1800, and died Fob. 25th, 1802. 

Lewis, the son of Stephen Norton and Mary, his wife, was 
born Oct. 15th, 1785. 

Lewis Norton and Hannah Swathel were joined in marriage, 
Dec. 16th, 1805. 

Andrew Talcott, the son of Lewis Norton and Hannah, his 
wife, was born Jan. 23d, 1809. 

Lyman Lewis, the son of Lewis Norton and Hannah, his wife, 
was born July 4th, 1810. 

Abigail Clarissa, the daughter of Lewis Norton and Hannah, 
his wife, was born Jan. 1st, 1813. 

John Coe, the son of Allen Clarke and Sally, his wife, was 
born Jan. 23d, 1810. 

Betsey, the daughter of Allen Clarke and Sally, his wife, was 
born May 14th, 1812. 

Frederick, the son of George Lyman and Sally, his wife, was 
born Oct. 11th, 1812. 

Adeline, the daughter of Timothy Stone and Eunice, his wife, 
was born May 15th, 1817. 

Katherine, the daughter of John Hart and Sally, his wife was 
born Jan. 25th, 1814. 

Simeon Parsons, Esq., departed this life, July 12th, 1819. 

Samuel Curtiss and Lucretia Brooks were joined in marriage, 
Oct 3d, 1810. 

John, the son of Samuel Curtiss and Lucretia, his wife, was 
born Nov. 2d, 1811. 

Samuel Brooks, the son of Samuel Curtiss and Lucretia, his 
wife, was born July 13th, 1813. 

Anna Elizabeth, the daughter of Samuel Curtiss and Lucretia, 
his wife, was born May 11th, 1815. 

Phebe, the daughter of Samuel Curtiss and Lucretia, his wife, 
was born Apr. 12th, 1817. 

Sarah, the daughter of Samuel Curtiss and Lucretia, his wife ? 
was born May 31st, 1819. 



TOWN RECORDS. 415 

Timothy Coe, Jun., and Polly Callender were joined in mar- 
riage, Jan. lOtli, 1803. 

Edwin Thomas, the son of Timothy Coe, Jun., and Polly, his 
wife, was bom Dec. 4th, 1803. 

William Callender, the son of Timothy Coe, Jun., and Polly, 
his wife, was born Jan. 1st, 1808. 

Maryann, the daughter of Timothy Coe, Jun., and Polly, his 
wife, was born Nov. 1st, 1809. 

Henry Moulthrop, the son of Timothy Coe, Jun., and Polly, 
his wife, was born Oct. 12th, 1811. 

Timothy Jewett, the son of Timothy Coe, Jun., and Polly, his 
wife, was born June 19th, 1819. 

Henry, the son of Jesse Atwell and Phebe, his wife, was born 
Dec. 7th, 1791. 

William, the son of Jesse Atwell and Phebe, his wife, was 
bora Dec. 9th, 1809. 

George, the son of Jesse Atwell and Phebe, his wife, was born 
Oct. 17th, 1805. 

Bishop, the son of Jesse Atwell and Phebe, his wife, was born 
Dec. 4th, 1812. 

David, the son of James Tibbals and Hannah, his wife, was 
born March 5th, 1801. 

Asher, the son of James Tibbals and Hannah, his wife, was 
born Nov. 14th, 1802. 

Olive, the daughter of James Tibbals and Hannah, his wife, 
was born Nov. 30th, 1804. 

Anna, the daughter of James Tibbals and Hannah, his wife, 
was born May 2d, 1806. 

James, the son of James Tibbals and Hannah, his wife, was 
born June 6th, 1808. 

James Tibbals, the son of James Tibbals and Martha, his wife, 
was born May 7th, 1754. 

Hannah Kichmond was born in Killingworth, March 6th, 1770. 

James Tibbals and Hannah Eichmond were joined in mar- 
riage, Apr. 21st, 1799. 

Burwell Newton, the son of Burwell Newton and Eunice, his 
wife, was born Jan. 6th, 1757. 

Sally Harvey, the daughter of Elisha Harvey and wife, was 
bom Aug. 7th, 1766. 



416 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Burwell Newton and Sibyl Harvey were joined in marriage, 
Nov. 19th, 1795. 

Samuel, the son of Burwell Newton and Sibyl, his wife, was 
born Dec. 30th, 1796. 

John, the son of Burwell Newton and Sibyl, his wife, was born 
Aug. 5th, 1798. 

Sophia, the daughter of Burwell Newton and Sibyl, his wife, 
was born Feb. 7th, 1810. 

Sibyl, the wife of Burwell Newton, departed this life, Apr. 
19th, 1813. 

Burwell Newton and Betsey Hall were joined in marriage, 
Dec. 20th, 1814. 

Manoah Camp and Clarissa Bartlet were joined in marriage, 
Apr. 24th, 1794. 

The children of Manoah Camp and Clarissa, his wife, were 
born as follows, viz : 

Benoni, was born Feb. 10th, 1795 ; Herschal, born Jan. 15th, 
1798 ; Frederick, born Nov. 21st, 1800 ; Elizur, born Aug. 22d, 
1804. 

Charles, the son of Ebenezer Camp and Sarah, his wife, was 
born Jan. 16th, 1791. 

Anne, the daughter of Caleb Miller and wife, was born at Mid- 
dletown, , 1791. 

Charles Camp and Anne Miller were joined in marriage, Jan. 
1st, 1817. 

Josiah, the son of Charles Camp and Anne, his wife, was born 
Jan. 24th, 1818. 

Anne, the wife of Charles Camp, departed this life, Feb. 14th, 
1818. 

John Swathel, Jun., and Sophronia Eobinson were joined in 
marriage, Nov. 3d, 1820. 

Jane Maria, the daughter of John Swathel, Jun., and Sophro- 
nia, his wife, was born May 2d, 1821. 

John William, the son of John Swathel, Jun., and Sophronia, 
his wife, was born Jan. 25th, 1822. 

Dan. Parmalee, Jun., and Mary Linley were joined in mar- 
riage, March 27th, 1803. 

Theodore Nelson, the son of Dan Parmalee, Jun., and Mary, 
his wife, was born Jan. 7th, 1804. 



TOWN EECOEDS. 417 

Betsey A., the daughter of Dan Parmalee, Jim., and Mary, 
his wife, was born Dec. 23d, 1805. 

Mary E., the daughter of Dan. Parmalee, Jun., and Mary, his 
wife, was born July 8th, 1809. 

Hezekiah, the son of Dan. Parmalee, Jun., and Mary, his wife, 
was born July 25th, 1811. 

Charles, the son of Dan. Parmalee, Jun., and Mary, his wife, 
was born Oct. 5th, 1815. 

Timothy Sherman, the son of Timothy Stone and Eunice, his 
wife, was born Oct. 21st, 1820. 

Catharine Chauncey, the daughter of Eev. David Smith and 
Catharine, his wife, was born Aug. 27th, 1800. 

Elizur Goodrich, the son of Eev. David Smith and Catharine, 
his wife, was born May 30th, 1802. 

Betsey Marsh, the daughter of Eev. Mr. David Smith and 
Catharine, his wife, was born May 20th, 1806. 

Chauncey Goodrich, the son of Eev. David Smith and Catha- 
rine, his wife, was born Oct. 19th, 1807. 

Simeon Parsons, the son of Eev. David Smith and Catharine, 
his wife, was born July 31st, 1809. 

Gustavus Walter, the son of Eev. David Smith and Catharine, 
his wife, was born June 16th, 1815. 

Henry, the son of John Eeed and Catharine, his wife, was born 
March 23d, 1807. 

Chauncey, the son of John Eeed and Catharine, his wife, was 
born March 25th, 1809. 

Yila, the daughter of Nehemiah Desbury and his wife, depar- 
ted this life, Nov. 28th, 1822. 

Eichard Barret departed this life, May 5th, 1822. 

Elizabeth, the wife of Elnathan Chauncey, departed this life, 
Feb. 9th, 1791. 

William, the son of Eeuben Fowler and Catharine, his wife, 
departed this life, June 26th, 1792. 

Charles Augustus, the son of Ozias Camp, 2d, and Polly, his 
wife, was born May 10th, 1822. 

Elijah Coe, the son of Joseph Tuttle and Margaret, his wife, 
was born Dec. 22d, 1821. 

Eichard, the servant of Abel Coe, deceased, a man of color, 
departed this life, Oct. 31st, 1822. 

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418 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Eliza, the daughter of Richard Eobiuson and Tabathy, his wife, 
was born Nov. 16th, 1794. 

Orpha, the daughter of Richard Robinson and Tabathy, his 
wife, was born July 23d, 1796. 

Tabathy, the daughter of Richard Robinson and Tabathy, his 
wife, was born Jan. 31st, 1800. 

Sophronia, the daughter of Richard Robinson and Tabathy, 
his wife, was born Oct. 17th, 1802. 

Caroline, the daughter of Richard Robinson and Tabathy, his 
wife, were born Sept. 16th, 1805. 

Angelina, the daughter of Richard Robinson and Tabathy, his 
wife, was born Oct. 29th, 1809. 

Emma, the daughter of Richard Robinson and Cynthia, his 
wife, was born Apr. 26th, 1815. 

Richard P., the son of Richard Robinson and Cynthia, his 
wife, was born Apr. 9th, 1817. 

Henry, the son of Richard Robinson and Cynthia, his wife, 
was bom Aug. 17th, 1819. 

Cynthia, the daughter of Richard Robinson and Cynthia, his 
wife, was born Dec. 19th, 1821. 

Phinehas, the son of Charles Robinson and Concurrence, his 
wife, was born May 22d, 1798. 

Content, the daughter of Charles Robinson and Concurrence, 

JO 7 

his wife, was born Jan. 3d, 1799. 

Harriet, the daughter of Charles Robinson and Concurrence, 
his wife, was born Oct. 13th, 1801. 

John, the son of Charles Robinson and Concurrence, his wife, 
was born July 13th, 1803. 

Charles, the son of Charles Robinson and Concurrence, his 
wife, was born Sept. 30th, 1805. 

George, the son of Charles Robinson and Concurrence, his wife, 
was born Jan. 28th, 1808. 

Lyman, the son of Charles Robinson and Concurrence, his 
wife, was born Apr. 20th, 1810. 

Betsey, the daughter of Charles Robinson and Concurrence, 
his wife, was born March 24th, 1813. 

William, the son of Charles Robinson and Concurrence, his 
wife, was born Aug. 2d, 1818. 

James, the son of Charles Robinson and Concurrence, his wife, 
was born July 13th, 1822. 



TOWN RECORDS. 419 

Israel C, the son of Elisha Newton and Sally, his wife, was 
bom March 23d, 1822. 

William Augustus, the son of William S. Camp and Marga- 
ret, his wife, was born Sept. 22d, 1822. 

James, the son of James Hickox and Ehoda, his wife, was 
born June 9th, 1788. 

James Hickox and Hope Smith were married, Sept. 80th, 1815. 

Walter Smith, the son of James Hickox and Hope, his wife, 
was born Nov. 17th, 1816. 

Tamzin Mariah, the daughter of James Hickox and Hope, his 
wife, was born Dec. 27th, 1818. 

James Lawrence, the son of James Hickox and Hope, his wife, 
was born Oct. 4th, 1820. 

Mary M., the daughter of Marcus Parsons and Orpha, his wife, 
was born June 23d, 1814. 

Harriet M., the daughter of Marcus Parsons and Orpha, his 
wife, was born Oct. 10th, 1816. 

Aaron A., the son of Marcus Parsons and Orpha, his wife, was 
j born Oct. 31st, 1819. 

Leander P., the son of Marcus Parsons and Orpha, his wife, 
! was born Jan. 23d, 1822. 

Amelia, the daughter of Jabez Bailey and Lucretia, his wife, 
i was born Dec. 10th, 1810. 

Henry W., the son of Jabez Bailey and Lucretia, his wife, was 
\ born Dec. 20th, 1812. 

Julia E., the daughter of Jabez Bailey and Lucretia, his wife, 
was born Nov. 27th, 1814. 

Julia E., the daughter of Jabez Bailey and Lucretia, his wife, 
died Aug. 23d, 1815. 

Daniel J., the son of Jabez Bailey and Lucretia, his wife, was 
| born June 10th, 1817. 

Julia A., the daughter of Jabez Bailey and Lucretia, his wife, 
was born Nov. 18th, 1820. 

Adah Ann, the daughter of Lyman C. Camp and Emma, his 
wife, was born March 22d, 1816. 

Harriet Parmalee, the daughter of Lyman C. Camp and 
Emma, his wife, was born Oct. 3d, 1817. 

Lyman Coe, the son of Lyman C. Camp and Emma, his wife, 
was born July 2d, 1820. 



420 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Margaret Ann, the daughter of Oren Bartholomew and Erne- 
line, his wife, were born Apr. 2d, 1820. 

Eliza Emeline, the daughter of Oren Bartholomew and Eme- 
line, his wife, was born Oct. 8th, 1822. 

Sarah Adaline, the daughter of Augustus Howd and Catha- 
rine, his wife, was born Feb. 24th, 1820. 

Horace, the son of Augustus Howd and Catharine, his wife, 
was born Aug. 25th, 1822. 

Lucy Eose, the daughter of Timothy Elliott and his wife, was 
born Aug. 7th, 1803. 

Lucius, the son of Timothy Elliott and Lydia, his wife, was 
born July 9th, 1807. 

Jenet, the daughter of Timothy Elliott and Lydia, his wife, 
was born March 2d, 1811. 

Luzerne, the son of Timothy Elliott and Lydia, his wife, was 
born March 4th, 1814. 

Lydia Mariah, the daughter of Timothy Elliott and Lydia, 
his wife, was born Jan. 16th, 1818. 

Elizabeth Mariah, the daughter of Heth F. Camp and Phebe, 
his wife, was born Sept. 23d, 1821. 

Israel Scranton and Anna Curtiss were joined in marriage, 
Oct. 12th, 1800. 

Harriet Amanda, the daughter of Israel Scranton and Anna, 
his wife, was born July 5th, 1803. 

Talemachus Norman, the son of Israel Scranton, was born at 
Camden, in South Carolina, May 12th, 1806. 

Mary Aurelia, the daughter of Israel Scranton and Anna, his 
wife, was born at Camden, South Carolina, Feb. 5th, 1808, and 
died June 3d, 1809. 

Mary Aurelia, the daughter of Israel Scranton and Anna, his 
wife, was born at Camden, in South Carolina, Oct. 15th, 1809. 

Beriah, the son of Israel Scranton and Anna, his wife, was 
born Dec. 4th, 1810. 

Israel Scranton and Clarissa Pardee were joined in marriage, 
Feb. 9th, 1813. 

Israel, the son of Israel Scranton and Clarissa, his wife, was 
born at the village of Rochester, town of Gates, and State of 
New York, Apr. 4th, 1813. 

Alonzo Camp, the son of Israel Scranton and Clarissa, his 



TOWN EECOEDS. 421 

wife, was born in the village of Eochester, town of Gates, and 
State of New York, Nov. 20th, 1814. 

Anna Curtiss, the daughter of Israel Scranton and Clarissa, 
his wife, was born at the village of Rochester, town of Gates, and 
State of New York, March 21st, 1816. 

Abraham, the son of Israel Scranton and Clarissa, his wife, 
was born Dec. 14th, 1817. 

Hiram, the son of Israel Scranton ajid Clarissa, his wife, was 
born Sept. 24th, 1819. 

Serina, the daughter of Israel Scranton and Clarissa, his wife, 
was born Feb. 7th, 1821. 

Emero, the son of Israel Scranton and Clarissa, his wife, was 
born Dec. 25th, 1822. 

Asahel, the son of Joseph Andrews and Betsey, his wife, was 
born Dec. 4th, 1816. 

Benjamin, the son of Joseph Andrews and Betsey, his wife, 
was born May 24th, 1819. 

Concurrence, the daughter of John Tibbals and Eunice, his 
wife, was born Aug. 15th, 1798. 

Concurrence Tibbals departed this life, March 22d, 1822. 

Seth, the son of John Tibbals and Eunice, his wife, was born 
May 21st, 1801. 

Angus, the son of John Tibbals and Eunice, his wife, was 
born Nov. 19th, 1805. 

Eunice, the daughter of John Tibbals and Eunice, his wife, 
was born Jan. 22d, 1808. 

John, the son of John Tibbals and Eunice, his wife, was born 
Jan. 4th, 1812. 

Loise, the daughter of John Tibbals and Eunice, his wife, was 
born July 26th, 1816. 

Ozias, the son of Noah Parmelee and Ann, his wife, was born 
July 12th, 1806. 

Zeruiah, the daughter of Noah Parmalee and Ann, his wife, 
was born Dec. 24th, 1811. 

Lucretia, the daughter of Noah Parmalee and Ann, his wife, 
born Feb. 15th, 1815. 

William, the son of Noah Parmalee and Ann, his wife, born 
Jan. 24th, 1820. 

Reuben, the son of Ezra Baldwin and Ruth, his wife, was born 
Apr. 29th, 1749. 



422 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Beuben Baldwin and Mabel Jones joined in marriage, June 
4th, 1782. 

Eunice, the daughter of Reuben Baldwin and Mabel, his wife, 
was born June 25th, 1785. 

Anna, the daughter of Reuben Baldwin and Mabel, his wife, 
was born Nov. 18th, 1787. 

John, the son of Horace Barmelee and Mary, his wife, was 
born Feb. 5th, 1818. # 

Elizabeth, the daughter of Horace Barmelee and Mary, his 
wife, was born Jan. 14th, 1821. 

Ebenezer Tibbals departed this life, May 25th, 1819. 

Charles Thompson, of Guilford, and Lydia Nettleton, of Kil- 
lingworth, were joined in marriage, Apr. 5th, 1810. 

Daniel, the son of Charles Thompson and Lydia, his wife, was 
born in Killingworth, Jan. 24th, 1811. 

William, the son of Charles Thompson and Lydia, his wife, 
was born in Killingworth, Oct. 14th, 1812. 

Lydia Diana, the daughter of Charles Thompson, was born in 
Guilford, Dec. 13th, 1814. 

Edward, the son of Charles Thompson and Lydia, his wife, 
was born in Killingworth, March 24th, 1817. 

Andrew Jackson, the son of Charles Thompson and Lydia, 
his wife, was born in Killingworth, Feb. 17th, 1821. 

Samuel C, the son of Samuel C. Johnson and Bhebe, his wife, 
was born Feb. 2d, 1820. 

Theodore, the son of Samuel C. Johnson and Bhebe, his wife, 
was born Apr. 13th, 1821, and departed this life, Aug. 15th, 1822. 

Theodore Nelson, the son of Samuel Johnson and Bhebe, his 
wife, was born Oct. 22d, 1822. 

John, the son of John Swathel and Bhebe, his wife, was born 
Sept. 8th, 1799. 

Mary Ann, the daughter of John Swathel and Bhebe, his wife, 
was born Oct. 1st, 1806. 

Elizabeth, the daughter of John Swathel and Bhebe, his wife, 
was born March 24th, 1809. 

Margaret, the daughter of John Swathel and Bhebe, his wife, 
was born June 30th, 1811. 

Bhinehas, the son of John Swathel and Bhebe, his wife, was 
born Aug. 17th, 1814. 



TOWN RECORDS. 423 

Phebe, the daughter of John Swathel and Phebe his wife, was 
born Nov. 6th, 1815. 

Hezekiah Clarke and Olive Lee were joined in marriage, Nov. 
3d, 1807. 

Hezekiah Post, the son of Hezekiah Clarke and Olive, his wife, 
was born July 3d, 1808. 

Samuel Wilson, the son of Hezekiah Clarke and Olive, his 
wife, was born Nov. 9th, 1810. 

Cornelia, the daughter of Hezekiah Clarke and Olive, his wife, 
was born June 21st, 1813. 

Samuel Wilson, the son of Hezekiah Clarke and Olive, his 
wife, died Sept. 27th, 1813. 

Aaron, the son of Hezekiah Clarke and Olive, his wife, was 
born June 4th, 1815. 

Samuel Wilson Lee, the son of Hezekiah Clarke and Olive, 
his wife, was born July 22d, 1819. 

Hannah Post, the daughter of Hezekiah Clarke and Olive, his 
wife, was born Feb. 8th, 1822. 

Lucy Alvira, the daughter of David Pardee and Althea, his 
wife, was born at Southington, Jan. 2d, 1815. 

Stephen Decatur, the son of David Pardee and Althea, his 
wife, was born Feb. 10th, 1822. 

Lemuel Gurnsey departed this life, Sept. 23d, 1820. 

Medad Norton departed this life, Dec. 27th, 1821. 

Abel Lyman and Adah Pickett were joined in marriage, March 
15th, 1790. 

Sophia, the daughter of Abel Lyman and Adah, his wife, was 
born Dec. 3d, 1790. 

Frances Amelia, the daughter of Abel Lyman and Adah, his 
wife, was born March 4th, 1793. 

Dwight Alpheus, the son of Abel Lyman and Adah, his wife, 
was born Jan. 14th, 1797. 

James, the son of Abel Lyman and Adah, his wife, was born 
June 28th, 1815. 

Mary Lyman, the daughter of Daniel Dimock, Jun., and So- 
phia, his wife, was born Sept. 1st, 1812. 

Widow Anne Bray departed this life, June 10th, A. D. 1823. 

Albert, the son of Abiael Camp and Lucinda, his wife, was 
born Oct. 1st, 1804. 



424 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Mariah, the daughter of Abiael Camp and Lucinda, his wife, 
was born Apr. 13th, 1806. 

Lemuel, the son of Abiael Camp and Lucinda, his wife, was 
born Oct. 14th, 1808. 

Horace, the son of Abiael Camp and Lucinda, his wife, was 
born July 14th, 1811. 

Frances, the son of Abiael Camp and Lucinda, his wife, was 
born Sept. 29th, 1814. 

Gilbert, the son of Abiael Camp and Lucinda, his wife, was 
born July 31st, 1817. 

Abiael Camp departed this life, Jan. 21st, 1821. 

Elah. Camp and Orib Lee were joined in marriage, Dec. 2d, 
1819. 

David Nelson, the son of Elah Camp and Orib, his wife, was 
born Oct. 3d, 1820. 

Phebe Elizabeth, the daughter of Elah Camp and Orib, his 
wife, was born Sept. 3d, 1822. 

Moses, the son of Harvey Seward and his wife, was born Feb. 
3d, 1815. 

Hannah Hall, the daughter of Samuel Curtiss and Lucretia, 
his wife, was born Aug. 29th, 1823. 

David, the son of Samuel Curtiss and Lucretia, his wife, was 
born July 25th, 1823. 

Ann Maria, the daughter of Asher Robinson and Eunice, his 
wife, was born July 26th, 1820. 

Henry Parmalee, the son of Asher Eobinson and Eunice, his 
wife, was born Sept. 29th, 1822. 

Seth, the son of Eber. Tibbals and wife, was born at Haddam, 
May 28th, 1782. 

Diana, the daughter of Joseph Hull and Diana, his wife, was 
born Aug. 29th, 1788. 

Seth Tibbals and Diana Hull were joined in marriage, June 
11th, 1807. 

Alpheus Chalker, the son of Seth Tibbals and Diana, his wife, 
was born Feb. 15th, 1809, and died Apr. 19th, 1809. 

Amelia, the daughter of Seth Tibbals and Diana, his wife, was 
born June 3d, 1810. 

Alpheus, the son of Seth Tibbals and Diana, his wife, was 
born Apr. 14th, 1812. 



TOWN RECORDS. 425 

Diana, the wife of Seth Tibbals, departed this life, Sept. 5th, 
1813. 

Sally, the daughter of Asher Grillum and Sally, his wife, was 
born Dec. 24th, 1788. 

Seth Tibbals and Sally Gillum were joined in marriage, March 
6th, 1814. 

Diana, the daughter of Seth Tibbals and Sally, his wife, was 
born Dec. 12th, 1814. 

Mary, the daughter of Seth Tibbals and Sally, his wife, was 
born Feb. 21st, 1817. 

Sarah, the daughter of Seth Tibbals and Sally, his wife, was 
born March 19th, 1819. 

Samuel Hall, the son of Seth Tibbals and Sally, his wife, was 
born May 11th, 1821. 

Henry, the son of Seth Tibbals and Sally, his wife, was born 
Dec. 29th, 1822. 

Ashael, the son of Eliakim Strong and Kemembrance, his 
wife, was born July 27th, 1781. 

Sally, the daughter of Tobe L. Munson and Lucy, his wife, 
was born March 1st, 1785. 

Asahel Strong and Sally Munson were joined in marriage, 
May 12th, 1803. 

Munson, the son of Asahel Strong and Sally, his wife, was 
born Feb. 26th, 1804. 

Lucy, the daughter of Asahel Strong and Sally, his wife, was 
born Feb. 6th, 1807. 

Asahel, the son of Asahel Strong and Sally, his wife, was born 
Aug. 6th, 1812. 

Asahel, the son of Asahel Strong and Sally, his wife, departed 
this life, Sept. 6th, 1812. 

Nancy, the daughter of Asahel Strong and Sally, his wife, 
was born Apr. 16th, 1815. 

Mary, the daughter of Asahel Strong and Sally, his wife, was 
born May 8th, 1817. 

Sarah, the daughter of Asahel Strong and Sally, his wife, was 
born Apr. 19th, 1823. 

Moses Kobinson departed this life, Nov. 14th, 1820. 

Moses Austin, the son of Moses Robinson and Electa, his wife, 
was born Feb. 17th, 1821. 

54 



426 HISTORY OF DUKHAM. 

Eliza Ann, the daughter of James Hickox and Hope, his wife, 
was born June 24th, 1823. 

Prudence Melora, the daughter of Charles Thompson and 
Lydia, his wife, was born Jan. 1st, 1824. 

Charles Augustus, the son of Eeuben R Fowler and Catha- 
rine, his wife, was born Apr. 13th, 1798. 

Harriet Eliza, the daughter of Guernsey Camp and Cynthia 
Ann, his wife, was born Sept. 18th, 1823. 

Eliza Merrel, the daughter of Joseph Tuttle and Margaret, his 
wife, was born March 3d, 1824. 

Henry Nelson, the son of Jefferson Ives and Mary, his wife, 
was born May 6th, 1824. 

Merick Eejoice, son of Abraham Coe and Rebecca, his wife, 
was born June 27th, 1804. 

Hannah Angeline, daughter of Abraham Coe and Rebecca, 
his wife, was born May 3d, 1809. 

Phebe Ann Tabatha, daughter of Abraham Coe and Re- 
becca, his wife, was born Aug. 13th, 1817. 

Ebenezer Gurnsey, the son of Timothy W. Baldwin and Ann, 
his wife, was born Feb. 22 d, 1825. 

George Lyman and Sally Smithson were joined in marriage, 
March 7th, 1801. 

Frederick, the son of George Lyman and Sally, his wife, was 
born Oct. 11th, 1812. 

Sally, the wife of George Lyman, departed this life, Sept. 
28th, 1825. 

Rossetta Fayette, the daughter of Richard Robinson and Cyn- 
thia, his wife, was born June — , 1824. 

Frederic Nelson, the son of Thaddeus Camp and Betsey, his 
wife, was born Oct. 7th, 1811. 

Katharine Louisa, the daughter of Thaddeus Camp and Bet- 
sey, his wife, was born Nov. 15th, 1814. 

Theodore Dwight, the son of Thaddeus Camp and Betsey, his 
wife, was born Jan. 24th, 1815. 

Thaddeus, the son of Thaddeus Camp and Betsey, his wife, 
was born May 13th, 1820. 

Frederick Nelson Camp departed this life, July 12th, 1825. 

Henry Camp, departed this life, July 15th, 1825. 

Samuel Guernsey, the son of Guernsey Camp and Cynthia 
Ann, was born Dec. 24th, 1825. 



TOWN RECOEDS. 427 

Henry L. Simmons, the son of Elisha Simmons and Jerusha, 
his wife, was born Jan. 10th, 1810. 

Elizabeth Gillum departed this life, Feb. 18th, 1827. 

Edward Thompson, the son of Charles Thompson and Lydia, 
his wife, departed this life, Nov. 6th, 1825. 

Lucy Ann Thompson, the daughter of Charles and Lydia 
Thompson, was born July 23d, 1826. 

David Thompson, departed this life, July 24th, 1828. 

Henry, the son of William Lyman and Weltha Maria, was 
born July 20th, 1825. 

Mary, the daughter of William Lyman and Weltha Maria, 
was born at Rochester, Vt., June 15th, 1828. 

William Augustus, the son of Asher Robinson and Eunice, his 
wife, Oct. 20th, 1826. 

Sarah Chittenden, the daughter of Asher Robinson and Eunice, 
his wife, was born Oct. 30th, 1828. 

Olive Smith, the daughter of James Mucket and Ann, his 
wife, was born July 9th, 1820. 

Amos Manwarren, the son of James Mucket and Ann, his 
wife, was born March 21st, 1822. 

Charles Denison, the son of James Mucket and Ann, his wife, 
was born Mar. 6th, 1824. 

Martha Ann, the daughter of James Mucket and Ann, his wife, 
was born Oct. 24th, 1828. 

Frances Amelia, the daughter of John A. Graves and Amelia, 
his wife, was born June 9th, 1821. 

Henry, the son of John A. Graves and Amelia, his wife, was 
born Feb. 4th, 1829. 

Sophronia Camp, the daughter of Lemuel Camp and Patty, his 
wife, born June 30th, 1796. 

Mary G. Camp, the daughter, of Lemuel Camp and Patty, his 
wife, was born Aug. 26th, 1800. 

Henry T. Camp, the son of Lemuel Camp and Patty, his wife, 
was born Aug. 30th, 1804. 

Edward P. Camp, the son of Lemuel Camp and Patty, his wife, 
was born Apr. 12th, 1808. 

Oren J. Camp, the son of Oren Camp and Delight, his wife, 
was born June 13th, 1829. 

Sarah A. Camp, the daughter of Oren Camp and Delight, his 
wife, was born Jan. 19th, 1831. 



428 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Benjamin Benonia Camp, son of Manoah Camp and Charissa, 
his wife, was born Feb. 10th, 1795. 

Herschel Camp, son of Manoah Camp and Charissa, his wife, 
was born Jan. 15th, 1798. 

Frederick Camp, son of Manoah Camp and Charissa, his wife, 
was born Nov. 21st, 1801. 

Elizur Camp, son of Manoah Camp and Charissa, his wife, was 
born Aug. 22d, 1804. 

Betsey Lyman Camp, daughter of Manoah Camp and Cha- 
rissa, his wife, was born March 11th, 1810. 

Betsey Lyman Camp, daughter of Manoah Camp and Charissa, 
his wife, was born May 5th, 1814. 

Mary Temperance Mucket, daughter of James Mucket and 
Ann, his wife, was born Apr. 3d, 1831. 

Ann Elizabeth Norton, daughter of Stephen L. Norton and 
Jerusha, his wife, was born at Cheshire, Feb. 28th, 1821. 

Lyman Warren, son of Stephen L. Norton and Jerusha, his 
his wife, was born Nov. 13th, 1822. 

Charles, son of Stephen L. Norton and Jerusha, his wife, was 
born July 17th, 1824. 

Laura, daughter of Stephen L. Norton and Jerusha, his wife, 
was born June 20th, 1826. 

Jerusha, daughter of Stephen L. Norton and Jerusha, his wife, 
was born June 3d, 1828. 

Jerusha Norton departed this life, Sept. 13th, 1828. 

Jerusha Norton, daughter of Stephen L. Norton, departed 
this life, Oct. 27th, 1828. 

Isaac Loveland departed this life, July 12th, 1830. 

Clarissa Bishop, widow of Zebulon Bishop, died Sept. 29th, 
1830. 

Ann Bates Baldwin, daughter of Timothy W. and Ann Bald- 
win, was born May 15th, A. D. 1831. 

Irena Mattoon, daughter of Sarah Mattoon, was born May 
31st, 1824. 

William Allen, the son of Allen Clarke and Sally, his wife, 
was born May 8th, 1818. 

Neamiah Murias, the son of James Mucket and Ann, his wife, 
was born July 21st, 1834. 



TOWN RECORDS. 429 

Frances Edgar, son of James Mucket and Ann, his wife, was 
born Feb. 2d, 1839. 

Manoali Camp, departed this life, March 5th, 1842. 

Rosetta F. Robinson, daughter of Richard Robinson and Cyn- 
thia, his wife, was born May 26th, 1824. 

James Robinson, son of Richard Robinson and Cynthia, his 
wife, was born June 15th, 1829. 

Charles Benjamin, son of Andrew J. and Betsey Ann Thomp- 
son, was born on the 28th of Oct. 1843. 

The following are the children of Thomas and Lydia D. Fran- 
ces of Durham, born as follows : 

Charles C. and Lydia J., (twins) born July 20th, 1837. 

William H., born Dec. 28th, 1839. 

Henrietta G., born Nov. 22d, 1841. 

Thomas A., born June 29th, 1844. 

The above is a true copy of the acct given me by Thomas 
Francis, July 11th, 1844. S. Parsons, T. Clerk. 

Henry Allen Lyman, born July 20th, 1825. 

Mary Charlotte Lyman, born June 15th, 1828. 

Hannah Mariah Lyman, born Jan. 18th, 1830. 

Julia Ann Lyman, born May 14th, 1831. 

William Oliver Lyman, born Nov. 16th, 1832. 

Loisa Jane Lyman, born May 16th, 1834. 

Gilbert Augustus Lyman, born July 1st, 1836. 

Richard Melvin Lyman, born Feb. 3d, 1840. 

Urbane Lyman, born March 1st, 1842. 

Elsa Lavinia Lyman, born Oct. 7th, 1843. 

Eugene Lewellyn Lyman, born Oct. 21st, 1845. 

The above are the names of the children of William Lyman 
and Weltha Maria Lyman, his wife. Cojyy of the original re- 
ceived for record, January 1st, 1846. 

William Wadsworth, Town Clerk. 

Laura Artelissea Marsh, baptised July 31st, 1853, by Rev. 
Mr. Pease, in Durham Centre. A true record received Aug. 1st, 
1853. William Wadsworth, Town Clerk. 

Elisha Newton and Sally Camp were joined in marriage, on 
the 13th of Dec, and Joseph Tuttle and Margaret Coe on the 
25th of the same month, 1820. 



430 HISTOEY OF DURHAM 

Edmond Orton and Amanda Camp were joined in marriage, 
Jan. 1st, 1821. 

Guy Blakeman and Anne Camp were joined in marriage, 
March 11th, 1821, 

Timothy W. Baldwin, of North Guildford, and Ann Bates, 
of Durham, were joined in marriage, May 16th, 1821. 

Marvin Riley, of Middletown, and Catharine Richmond, of 
Durham, were joined in marriage, May 12th, 1821. 

Henry Crowell and Persis South worth were joined in mar- 
riage, July 30th, 1821. 

William Hart and Sophia Newton were joined in marriage, 
Sept. 23d, 1821. 

Joseph Ward and Charlotte M. Hyde were joined in marriage, 
Sept. 24th, 1821. 

Anson Meigs and Eunice Loveland were joined in marriage, 
Sept. 26th, 1821. 

Samuel Hicks and Sarah Parmalee were joined in marriage, 
Oct. 8th, 1821. 

James Clyme, of New Haven, and Lusina Reed of Durham, 
were joined in marriage, Oct. 7th, 1821. 

Harvey Robinson and Lydia Dickinson were joined in mar- 
riage, Oct. 29th, 1821, and Elizur Hall and Deborah Ann Cha- 
dcayne on the 30th of sd. month. 

Sidney Norton and Palina Ives, both of Durham, were joined 
in marriage, Oct. 31st, 1821. 

Henry Maltby and Ruth Hart were joined in marriage, Dec. 
12th, 1821. 

Phinehas Beers and Mary Curtiss were joined in marriage, 
June 25th, 1822. 

Timothy Russell and Eliza Butler were joined in marriage, 
Oct. 27th, 1822, and John S. Catlin and Hannah Hall, were joined 
in marriage on 28th sd. month. 

John S. Camp and Parnel Camp were joined in marriage, Oct. 
15th, 1822. 

Stephen Tibbals and Adah Camp were joined in marriage, 
Dec. 8th, 1822. 

Jefferson Ives and Mary Frances were joined in marriage, Jan. 
16th, 1823. 



TOWN RECOKDS. 431 

Wyllys Elliott and Lucy Camp were joined in marriage, Feb. 
19th, 1823. 

Chauncey C. Stevens and Lucinda Hoadley were joined in mar- 
riage, March 9th, 1823. 

Ebenezer G. Bates and Mary Ann Swathel were joined in 
marriage, Mar. 26th, 1823. 

Ichabod Camp and Sally Johnson were joined in marriage, 
Mar. 31st, 1823. 

Alfred Camp and Phebe Parmalee were joined in marriage, 
Apr. 2d, 1823. 

Abner Newton and Sarah Hall were joined in marriage, Apr. 
29th, 1823. 

Lyman Butler and Eunice B. Southmayd were joined in mar- 
riage, May 23d, 1823. 

Guernsey Strong and Amanda Parsons were joined in mar- 
riage, Sept. 7th, 1823. 

George W. Jewett and Harriet Camp were joined in marriage, 
Sept. 11th, 1823. 

Isaac Baldwin and Alva Merwin were joined in marriage, Sept. 
17th, 1823. 

Charles Cornwell and Eunice Jennett Sheldon were joined in 
marriage, Oct. 5th, 1823. 

Benjamin Coe and Lydia Curtiss were joined in marriage, Oct. 
13th, 1823. 

Jonathan Munson and Sally Johnson were joined in marriage, 
Nov. 27th, 1823. 

Thomas Noble and Mary Merwin were joined in marriage, 
Apr. 27th, 1824. 

Peris Sturtevant and Caroline D. Camp were joined in mar- 
riage, Apr. 28th, 1824. 

George Cruttenden and Eliza A. Strong were joined in mar- 
riage, May 19th, 1824. 

Peter Hardin and Esther Jack, colored, were joined in mar- 
riage, June 2d, 1824 ; also, William Shelley and Sarah Isbil on 
the same day of said month. 

Lyman Basset and Orpha Parsons were joined in marriage, 
June 21st, 1824 ; also, Sylvanus Shelley and Harriet Loveland 
on the same day of sd. month. 

Thorrit Davis and Patty Kelsey were joined in marriage, Sept. 
23d, 1824. 



432 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Joseph. Collins and Tabatha Strong were joined in marriage, 
Oct. 19th, 1824 

Austin Bailey and Mary E. Brainard were joined in marriage, 
Oct. 25th, 1824. 

Henry Lothrop and Catharine Coe were joined in marriage, 
Nov. 25th, 1824. 

Henry Simons and Clarrissa Phillips, (two persons of color,) 
were joined in marriage, May 5th, 1825. 

Denis Gillum, of Durham, and Mary Isbill, of Killingworth, 
were joined in marriage, Aug. 7th, 1825. 

James Lee, of Guilford, and Euth Merwin, of Durham, were 
joined^in marriage, Sept. 28th, 1825. 

Edwin Hubbard and Lucy Strong were joined in marriage, 
Sept. 17th, 1825. 

Albin Shipman and Benilla Isbil were joined in marriage, 
Sept. 15th, 1826. 

Joel Blatchley, of Guilford, and Margery Eobinson, of Dur- 
ham, were joined in marriage, Oct. 10th, 1825. 

Giles H. Eobinson and Emily Wheeler were joined in mar- 
riage, Oct. 13th, 1825. 

John Graves and Alelia Bailey were joined in marriage, Dec. 
5th, 1825. 

Asa Chamberlain and Electa Eobinson were joined in mar- 
riage, Jan. 17th, 1826. 

Lewis Norton and Emily Dunn were joined in marriage, Jan. 
22d, 1826. 

Erastus Jones and Lucy E. Elliott were joined in marriage, 
Feb. 21st, 1826. 

Selden Stevens and Polly Nettleton were joined in marriage, 
Mar. 12th, 1826. 

Edwin Coe and Cornelia C. Parmalee were joined in marriage, 
Mar. 16th, 1826. 

John Eobinson and Phcbe Scranton were joined in marriage, 
May 15th, 1826. 

Horace Newton and Delight Camp were joined in marriage, 
May 24th, 1826. 

Charles Gay and Lucinda Camp were joined in marriage, June 
1st, 1826. 

John W. Miller and Polly Miller, both of Middlefield, were 
joined in marriage, July 10th, 1826. 



TOWN RECORDS. 433 

David Johnson and Nancy J. Seward were joined in marriage, 
July 31st, 1826. 

Chauncey Bartholomew and Sophronia Parmalee were joined 
in marriage, Aug. 1st, 1826. 

Hosmer Fowler and Harriett E. Nettleton were joined in mar- 
riage, Nov. 6th, 1826. 

John Z. Howell and Charlotte Ann Lanison were joined in 
marriage, Nov. 14th, 1826. 

Rutty and Abiah Southmayd were joined in marriage, 

Nov. 12th, 1826. 

George W. Gorham and Hannah Bemus were joined in mar- 
riage, Dec. 1st, 1826. 

Samuel Camp and Betsey A. Cone were joined in marriage, 
Jan. 28th, 1827. 

Nelson Holcomb and Fanny Bemus were joined in marriage, 
Feb. 7th, 1827. 

Joel Blatchley and Margery Robinson were joined in marriage, 
Oct. 10th, 1825. 

Israel S. Camp and Clarissa Dickinson were joined in mar- 
riage, May 1st, 1827. 

Richard Hubbard and Rhoda Graham were joined in marriage, 
May 20th, 1827. 

Elijah Beaumont and Sophronia Nettleton were joined in mar- 
riage, May 27th, 1827. 

Andrew Merriman and Eliza Peck were joined in marriage, 
Aug. 6th, 1827. 

Samuel Robinson, of Madison, and Ann Baldwin, of Durham, 
Horatio N. Fowler, of Middletown, and Mary Ann Bates, of 
Durham, were joined in marriage, Sept. 12th, 1827. 

Alvin Roberts and Mary A. Parmalee, Elizur Camp and Fan- 
ny Clarke were joined in marriage, Oct. 1st, 1827. 

Samuel Newton and Betsey H. Parmalee were joined in mar- 
riage, Nov. 23d, 1827. 

Mr. Orren Camp and Miss Delight Ives, both of Durham, were 
joined in marriage, Nov. 29th, 1827. 

Benjamin Chalker and Polly Pratt were joined in marriage, 
Apr. 6th, 1828. 

Lewis Chatfleld and Rachel Griswold were joined in marriage, 
Apr. 17th, 1828. 

55 



434 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

George W. Jewett and Jennet Camp, Clement Parsons and 
Phebe Smith, were joined in marriage, Apr. 30th,1828. 

Abraham Camp and Mary Ann Coe were joined in marriage, 
May 28th, 1828. 

Abraham W. Eice and Ehoda Ann Worthington were joined 
in marriage, July 30th, 1828. 

Ebenezer Goolthraight and Esther Tibbals ; also, Samuel G. 
Tibbals and Harriet Hall were joined in marriage, Sept. 8th, 
1828. 

Charles Eobinson, Jun., and Almira Chalker ; also, Jonathan 
I. Fuller and Martha Stevens were joined in marriage, Nov. 27th, 
1828. 

Eichard H. Hotchkiss and Anne Nettleton were joined in mar- 
riage, Aug. 17th, 1828. 

Jehiel U. Hand and Eliza Swathel were joined in marriage, 
May 12th, 1829. 

Eoswel Stevens and Anna Lynn were joined in marriage, 
June 24th, 1829. 

Edmund Sage and Ehoda Merwin were joined in marriage, 
June 28th, 1829. 

Lewis I. Davis and Harriet Bishop were joined in marriage, 
Aug. 3d, 1829. 

William Thomas and Clarissa Ann Chamberlain were joined 
in marriage, Aug. 26th, 1829. 

Henry C. Camp and Caroline E. Wright were joined in mar- 
riage, Sept. 6th, 1829. 

Samuel W. Lynn and Sarah Coe were joined in marriage, Jan. 
24th, 1829. 

John A. Collins and Betsey Clarke were joined in marriage, 
March 1st, 1830. 

Elnathan Conner, of Wallingford, and Barbara Buel, of Kil- 
lingworth, were joined in marriage, Apr. 21st, 1830. 

Blinn I. Brainard and Catharine H. Foote were joined in mar- 
riage, May 1st, 1830. 

Benjamin Thomas and Eliza Crowell were joined in marriage, 
June 2d, 1830. 

Lucius Holcomb, of Granby, and Lavina A. Galpin, of Dur- 
ham, were married, June 21st, 1830. 



TOWN RECORDS. 485 

^ Julius Eich, of Chatham, and Cecilia A. Camp, of Durham, 
were joined in marriage, Sept. 12th, 1830. 

William A. Baldwin and Betsey Camp were joined in mar- 
riage, Sept. 22cl, 1830. 

Eliakim W. Hull and Betsey Fowler were joined in marriage, 
Nov. 19th, 1819. 

William Y. Bailey and Sarah Stevens were joined in marriage, 
Nov. 25th, 1830. 

James C. Arnold and Abigail Flagg were joined in marriage, 
March 9th, 1831. 

Stephen L. Norton and Mary Ann Gorham were joined in 
marriage, May 16th, 1831. 

Hiram Bishop and Mariah Lucass were joined in marriage, 
July 11th, 

Albert Ward, of Durham, and Harriet Beardsley, of Meriden, 
were joined in marriage, Oct. 7th, 1831. 

Allen Way and Sally Simons were joined in marriage, Oct. 
7th, 1831. 

Amos Harrison and Harriet Hart were joined in marriage, Oct. 
12th, 1831. 

Seth E. Parsons and Mary Francis were joined in marriage, 
May 5th, 1832. 

Leander P. Hickox and Lucy Parsons were joined in marriage, 
May 20th, 1832. 

Charles Brown, of Meriden, and Juliet Griffing, of Guilford, 
were joined in marriage, May 22d, 1832. 

Horace Parmalee, of Durham and Zeruiah Leete, of Guilford, 
were joined in marriage, Oct. 18th, 1882. 

Bennet B. Beecher, of Woodbridge, and Sarah Bishop, of 
Durham, were joined in marriage, Nov. 18th, 1832. 

Edward P. Churcli of Middletown, and Amelia M. Clarke, of 
Durham, have been joined in marriage, Nov. 29th, 1832. 

Charles G. Lyman, of Colebrook, and Louisa Hull, of Dur- 
ham, were joined in marriage, Nov. 29th, 1832. 

Joseph Winship, of Hartford, and Mary Ives, of Durham, 
were joined in marriage, Feb. 10th, 1833. 

Brainard Montague of Sandersfield, Mass., and Abigail S. 
Bolles, of Middletown, were joined in marriage, Feb. 11th, 1833. 

Carlos and Betsey B. Camp were joined in marriage, May 9th, 



436 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

1833 ; and on the 23d day of the same month, William South- 
mayd and Mary Tucker were joined in marriage. 

Thomas F. Morgan and Lucinda Stevens were joined in mar- 
riage, Aug. 6th, 1833. 

David P. Camp and Nancy E. Strong were joined in marriage, 
Aug. 11th, 1833. 

Phinehas Meigs and Mary Camp were joined in marriage, 
Aug. 20th, 1833. 

Frederic Dowd, of Madison and Charlotte Hickox were joined 
in marriage, Feb. 24th, 1834. 

Leonard Hull and Emily Chalker were joined in marriage, 
March 16th, 1834. 

Huntington Southmayd and Mary Brainard were joined in 
marriage, Apr. 24th, 1834. 

Silas Williams and Elizabeth Bates, of Durham, were joined 
in marriage, May 1st, 1834. 

Jehial Johnson and Betsey Bowles, both of Middletown, were 
joined in marriage, Jan. 2d, 1834. 

Thomas C. Camp and Betsey A. Parker were joined iti mar- 
riage, June 11th, 1834. 

Thomas and Zeruiah Parmelee were joined in marriage, Sept. 
1st, 1834. 

John Wadsworth, of the city of New York, and Maria Ched- 
sey, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Aug. 21st, 1834. 

Henry Parsons and Jane White were joined in marriage, Sept. 
7th, 1834. 

Linus Coe and Maria Seward were joined in marriage, Sept. 
15th, 1834. 

Mr. Wedworth Wadsworth, of Monroe, Michigan, and Miss 
Margaret Swathel, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Dec. 
25th, 1833. 

Mr. Henry M. Coe and Miss Betsey Eobinson, both of Dur- 
ham, were joined in marriage, Oct. 12th, 1834. 

Hinchman Roberts, of Middletown, and Polly Nettleton, of 
Durham, were joined in marriage, Mar. 23d, 1835. 

Cyrus Kelsey and Jane A. Fowler were joined in marriage, 
May 12th, 1835. 

Henry Robinson and Phebe A. Southmayd were joined in 
marriage, Sept. 2d, 1835. 



TOWN EECOEDS. 437 

Morgan Davis, of North Madison, and Cynthia E. Davis, of 
South Killingworth, were joined in marriage, Sept. 27th, 1835. 

Seneca Barnes, of Northford, and Mary Hart, of Durham, 
were joined in marriage, Nov. 1st, 1835. 

Eev. Eollin S. Stone, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Miss Urania 
E. Stone, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Nov. 27th, 1835. 

Evelyn Scranton, of Madison, and Eunice Davis, of Killing- 
worth, were joined in marriage, Jan. 24th, 1836. 

Calvin Alby, of Saybrook and Maria Scranton of Durham, 
were joined in marriage, Jan. 14th, 1836. 

Noyes Cone and Polly A. Lynn were joined in marriage, Apr. 
30th, 1837. 

Samuel Stevens and Harriet Bradley were joined in marriage, 
May 4th, 1836. 

Samuel Wilcox and Eliza A. Parsons were joined in marriage, 
July 20th, 1836. 

Silas Higgins and Susan Ives were joined in marriage, July 
31st, 1836. 

William Robinson and Jennett Elliott were joined in mar- 
riage, August 15th, 1836. 

Elias Hale and Eliza Ann Miller were joined in marriage, Sept 
26th, 1836. 

Lucins P. Bryan, of Waterbury and Jennett White of Dur- 
ham, were joined in marriage, Aug. 25th, 1836. 

Seymour White and Phebe C. Merwin were joined in mar- 
riage, Oct. 5th, 1836. 

Aralon W. Russell and Emeline Curtiss were joined in mar- 
riage, Oct. 12th, 1836. 

Talcott Parsons and Betsey M. Savage were joined in marriage, 
Oct. 31st, 1836. 

Thomas Francis and Lydia D. Thompson were joined in mar- 
riage, Nov. 15th, 1836. 

Obier Blakeslee and Sarah Ann Morse were joined in mar- 
riage, Dec. 14th, 1836. 

Charles Ives and Phebe Ann Hull were joined in marriage. 

Ezekiel W. Lynn and were joined in mar- 
riage, Mar. 14th, 1837. 

Hartwell and Eliza J. Nettleton were joined in marriage, Apr. 
7th, 1838. 



488 HISTOKY OF DURHAM. 

Albert M. Sizer and Hannah S. Cone were joined in marriage, 
Dec. 24th, 1838. 

Gay lord Newton and Nancy Merwin were joined in marriage, 
Dec. 5th, 1838. 

Daniel Southmayd and Tamson Ilickox were joined in mar- 
riage, Dec. 25th, 1838. 

Henry Tucker and Kosella Eidel were joined in marriage. 

Henry Bailey and Mary Parsons were joined in marriage, Aug. 
12th, 1837. 

Seth B. Cooper and Elizabeth Strong were joined in marriage, 
Aug. 6th, 1837. 

Samuel W. Clarke and Eliza P. Eanney were joined in mar- 
riage, Dec. 6th, 1837. 

William Peck and Hannah A. Coe were joined in marriage, 
Oct. 22d, 1837. 

John W. Houseman and Eunice Spiner were joined in mar- 
riage, in 1837. 

Linas Harrison and Miss E. Jones were joined in marriage, in 
1838. 

Henry E. Nettleton and Cornelia Camp were joined in mar- 
riage, Sept. 6th, 1839. 

Heman Stone, Jun., of Madison, and Each el D. Hale, of Dur- 
ham, were joined in marriage, June 5th, 1839. 

John Bailey and Ursula Scranton were joined in marriage, Jan. 
1st, 1839. 

Nathaniel P. Mason and Orpha M. Squires were joined in mar- 
riage, July 1st, 1839. 

Luzerne Elliott and Hannah Eobinson were joined in mar- 
riage, Sept. 24th, 1839. 

Samuel C. B. Prat and Phebe A. Coe were joined in marriage, 
Sept. 28th, 1839. 

Israel Camp and Eachel H. Maynard were joined in marriage, 
Oct. 1st, 1839. 

Joel Blatchley and Harriet Hull were joined in marriage, Aug. 
8th, 1839. 

Edward C. Hull and Clarissa Nettleton were joined in mar- 
riage, Oct. 9th, 1839. 

Alonzo C. Clarke, of Haddam, and Freelove M. Scranton were 
joined in marriage, Nov. 28th, 1839. 



TOWN RECORDS. 439 

Augustus Seward and Alpha M. Bailey were joined in mar- 
riage, Feb. 27th, 1840. 

Ezra Gr. Johnson and Frances E. Andrews were joined in mar- 
riage, Apr. 19th, 1840. 

William A. Parmalee and Mary J. Camp were joined in mar- 
riage, Aug. 13th, 1840. 

Charles P. Chedsy and Sarah Squires were joined in marriage, 
June 2d, 1840. 

John M. Auliffe and Matilda Eobinson were joined in mar- 
riage, Aug. 16th, 1840. 

Smith Samuel Baldwin, of Martinsburg, Lewis County, New 
York, and Mary Fairchild, of Durham, were joined in marriage, 
Oct. 17th, 1839. 

William E. Graham and Eunice Scranton were joined in mar- 
riage, Oct. 11th, 1840. 

James N. Phelps, of Wallingford, and Lavinia Meeker, of 
Durham, were joined in marriage, Dec. 27th, 1840. 

Abel Sanford, of Middletown, and Phebe Hull, of Durham, 
were joined in marriage, Dec. 29th, 1840. 

Joseph S. Morse, of Durham, and Mary O. Nettleton, of Kil- 
lingworth, were joined in marriage, May 4th, 1841. 

Samuel Gr. Stevens and Elizabeth Parmalee were joined in 
marriage. June 23d, 1841. 

Joel Austin and Esther Parmalee were joined in marriage, 
May 12th, 1840. 

Phinehas Nettleton, of Killingworth, and Lorinda Burr, of 
Haddam, were joined in marriage, Nov. 15th, 1840. 

Henry D. Fowler, of Middletown, and Cynthia Curtiss, of 
Durham, were joined in marriage, Nov, 19th, 1840. 

James Minor and Elizabeth Leete were joined in marriage, 
Sept. 1st, 1841. 

Charles Gr. Arnold and Betsey M. Smith were joined in mar- 
riage, Sept. 19th, 1841. 

Daniel B. Coe and Cynthia Eobinson were joined in marriage, 
Sept. 1st, 1841. 

Ichabod Avery and Martha Pomeroy were joined in marriage, 
Aug. 13th, 1841. 

John E. Baldwin of Menden, Illinois, and Mary Ann Coe, of 
Durham, were joined in marriage, Jan. 23d, 1842. 



440 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Alexander Camp and Abigail W. Maynard, of Durham, were 
joined in marriage, Feb. 22d, 1842. 

Moses B. Barns and Martha J. Galpin were joined in marriage, 
Feb. 1st, 1842. 

Timothy J. Coe and Ann M. Hull were joined in marriage, 
Jan. 3d, 1842. 

Henry B. Bailey and Martha J. Brooks were joined in mar- 
riage, March 27th, 1842. 

Henry W. Smith, of Durham, and Harriet M. Wamsley were 
joined in marriage, April 25th, 1842. 

Benj. H. Carrier and Mary A. Strong were joined in marriage, 
May 2d, 1842. 

Arelno Thompson and Betsey Lynn were joined in marriage, 
Sept. 11th, 1842. 

Elijah Loveland, of Middletown, and Sarah Strong, of Dur- 
ham, were joined in marriage, June 19th, 1843. 

Edward Canfleld and Eliza Eobinson were joined in marriage, 
Nov. 22d, 1842. 

David B. Eosseter and Caroline M. Eosseter, of North Guil- 
ford, were joined in marriage, Nov. 22d, 1842. 

Hezekiah Bartholomew and Sally Neal, of Wallingford, were 
joined in marriage, Nov. 22d, 1842. 

Isaac W. Hickox and Elizabeth White were joined in mar- 
riage, June 6th, 1843. 

William Stevens, of Berlin and Adeline Atkins, of Middle- 
town, were joined in marriage, Sept. 25th, 1843. 

Thomas H. Clarke, of Haddam, and Betsey M. Parsons were 
joined in marriage, Oct. 3d, 1843. 

Alpheus Beach, of Northford, and Mary Skinner, of Durham, 
were joined in marriage, Oct. 21st, 1843. 

Charles Pritchard, of Waterbury, and Harriet E. Jones of 
New Haven, were joined in marriage, Nov. loth, 1843. 

George H. Welton and Mary Nichols, both of Waterbury, 
\m-e joined in marriage, Jan. 28th, 1844. 

Leveret Marsden Leach and Lydia Maria Thayer, both of 
Durham, were joined in marriage, Feb. 7th, 1844. 

Clement M. Parsons, of Durham, and Sarah Hill, of Haddam, 
were joined in marriage, Mar. 10th, 1844. 

Jacob Johnson, 2d, of Middletown, and Harriet E. Smith, of 
Durham, were joined in marriage, June 19th, 1844. 



TOWN RECORDS. 441 

Joseph H. Paddock, of Middletown, and Fanny M. Brainard, 
of Haddam, were joined in marriage, July 10th, 1844. 

Noble Lewenronth, of Waterbury, and Louisa E. Davis, of 
Watertown, were joined in marriage, Oct. 15th, 1844. 

Jerome Shelley and Jennette S. Ward were joined in mar- 
riage, Aug. 22d, 1844.. 

Jackson Mann, of Carlisle, Kentucky, and Lydia M. Elliott, 
of Durham, were joined in marriage, Oct. 6th, 1844. 

Alonzo Braihard, of Haddam, and Diana Piatt, of Durham, 
were joined in marriage, Dec. 15th, 1844. 

Elisha Lines, of Waterbury, and Ann Carr, of Simsbury, 
were joined in marriage, Jan. 8th, 1845. 

Lyman C. Robinson and Jane E. Canfield, both of Durham, 
were joined in marriage, Jan. 19th, 1845. 

A. M. Griswold, of Killingworth, and Sophronia Fowler, of 
Durham, were joined in marriage, Jan. 23d, 1845. 

Worthington Scranton and Lydia Bailey, both of Durham, 
were joined in marriage, March 10th, 1845. 

Henry Riggs, of New Haven, and H. Amelia Hull, of Durham, 
were joined in marriage, March 9th, 1845. 

John Leavitt, of New Haven and Sarah Skinner, of North- 
ford, were joined in marriage, Apr. 6th, 1840. 

Hiram Miller, of Middlefield, and Catharine Shelley, of Dur- 
ham, were joined in marriage, Apr. 8th, 1845. 

Justus I. Bailey and Eunice E. L}mn, both of Durham, were 
joined in marriage, May 4th, 1845. 

John Jackson and Charlotte Angeline Field were joined in 
marriage, Aug. 31st, 1845. 

James Wadsworth and Rosetta E. Robinson were joined in 
marriage, Sept. 8th, 1845. 

Leonidas Maynard and Abigail Scranton were joined in mar- 
riage, Sept. 28th, 1845. 

Nathan Gr. R. Southwick and Sarah Ann Nettleton were joined 
in marriage, Sept. 28th, 1845. 

David N. Camp and Sarah A. Howd were joined in marriage, 
Nov. 25th, 1845. 

Francis M. Fortes and Jane A. Camp were joined in marriage, 
Nov. 25th, 1845. 

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442 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Henry L. Miller and Mariah Miller were joined in marriage, 
Nov. 30th, 1845. 

Nathan H. Parsons and Maria W. Stnrtevant, both of Durham, 
were joined in marriage, May 14th, 1846. 

Eli Hubbard and Greorgiana Leach were joined in marriage, 
May 20th, 1846. 

Timothy Smith and Harriet Hansom, both of Durham, were 
joined in marriage, Aug. 17th, 1846. 

Mr. James S. Ely, of Meriden, and Miss Amelia S. Harrison 
were joined in marriage, Aug. 30th, 1846. 

Mr. Franklin S. Smith, of Middletown, to Miss Lucy A. 
Thompson, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Sept. 27th, 1846. 

Mr. George S. Morse, of North Haven, and Miss Clarissa Lynn, 
of Durham, were joined in marriage, Sept. 27th, 1846. 

Mr. Stephen Bailey, of Durham, to Miss Nancy Merriman, of 
Wallingford, were joined in marriage, Oct. 25th, 1846. 

Mr. Leander R. Parsons and Frances A. Camp, both of Dur- 
ham, were joined in marriage, Nov. 26th, 1846. 

William H. Reynolds and Miss Martha N. Chamberlain, were 
joined in marriage, Nov. 26th, 1846. 

Mr. Alanson Brainard, of Durham, and Miss Ellen Cook, of 
Northforcl, were joined in marriage, Aug. 8th, 1847. 

Mr. Timothy Dwight Camp to Miss Mary Page, both of Dur- 
ham, were joined in marriage, Nov. 4th, 1847. 

Mr. Enoch F. Camp and Miss Mary A. Coe, both of Durham, 
were married, Nov. 4th, 1847. 

Mr. Jerome Shelley and Miss Betsey Ann Thomas, both of 
Durham, were joined in marriage, Jan. 9th, 1848. 

Joseph Adams, Esq., of Cleaveland, Ohio, and Louisa Clarke, 
of Middletown, were joined in marriage, Oct. 17th, 1847. 

Andrew Hull and Ann Parsons, both of Durham, were mar- 
ried, June 5th, 1848. 

Lester Cornwall, of Meriden, and Sarah M. Brainard, of Dur- 
ham, were joined in marriage, Oct. 6th, 1846. 

Wm. S. Post and Catharine Elizabeth Howd, of Durham, were 
joined in marriage, Aug. 1st, 1848. 

Samuel S. Spencer, of Middletown, and Mary A. Jackson, of 
Durham, were joined in marriage, Oct. 1st, 1848. 



TOWN RECORDS. 443 

Horace Wooding, of Hamden, Conn., and Catharine Bailey, 
of Durham, were joined in marriage, Oct. 1st, 1848. 

Stephen D. Lane and Sarah A. Potter were joined in marriage, 
Dec. 4th, 1848. 

Martin M. Chalker and Frances A. Eichmond were joined in 
marriage, July 9th, 1849 ; also, at the same time, Walter J. 
Chalker to Hannah Jane Eobinson. 

Richard H. Hotchldss and Ann Nettleton were joined in mar- 
riage, Aug. 17th, 1823. 

F. P. Chaffee, of Middletown, and Ellen A.Hull, of Durham, 
were joined in marriage, Sept. 15th, 1851. 

Henry Ward, of Middletown, and Maria A. Newton, of Dur- 
ham, were joined in marriage, May 13th, 1852. 

Lucius M. Knowles, of Durham, and Elisabeth R. Shelley, of 
Madison, were joined in marriage, June 13th, 1852. 

Levi Fowler and Mary L. Munson, both of Northford, were 
joined in marriage, Oct. 11th, 1852. 

Edwin Gratzmer, of Philadelphia, Penn., and Mary Jane Fow- 
ler, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Sept. 1st, 1853. 

Joseph P. Camp, Jr., and Caroline E. Robinson, both of Dur- 
ham, were joined in marriage, June 28th, 1854. 

Henry E. Bemus and Hannah Sulivan were joined in marriage, 
Sept. 28th, 1860. 



Town Clerk's Office, ) 
Durham, May 25th, 1866. j 

I hereby Certify, that the foregoing is a true Copy of the 
Town Records, as recorded in this Office ; and I hereby Certify, 
that the foregoing Proprietors' Records are a true Copy of the 
original. 

Attest, 

WILLIAM WADSWORTH. 

Town Clerk. 



444 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Town Clerk— 1865.— William Wadsworth. 

Select lien. — 1865. — L. M. Leach, George Atwell, Gaylord 
Newton. 

Justices of the Peace. — 1866. — William "Wadsworth, Israel C. 
Newton, Wm. H. Walkley, Henry Tucker, Elias B. Meigs, 
Henry S. Merwin, Wm. A. Hart. 

Electors Admitted. — March 26th, 1866. — Timothy E. Hawley, 
John W. Johnson, Howard A. Camp, Henry H. Church, George 
D. Seward, Frederick Wimlar, Frederick J. Hart, Wm. T. D. 
Coe, Charles M. Camp, John D. Hart, Philipp Bernhardt. 

Electors Admitted.— -March 28th, 1866.— Daniel W. Priest, 
Robert M. Murdock, Silas W. Fowler, Eckford J. Morse, Fred- 
erick H. Parker, Lucius H. Foot. 

Representatives. — 1866. — William Wadsworth, Oscar Leach. 



NOTE AND CORRECTION, 



There being an error in the average age at death, in Durham, 
as published in the Sanitary Article, p. 226, the following table 
has been prepared to correct that error and to show, at a glance, 
the healthfulness of Durham, as compared with the State at 
large, according to the registration returns for ten years, — and 
with Massachusetts and Rhode Island, those being the only ad- 
joining States that have registration laws; and with the United 
States, according to the two last census returns. 

Durham. Conn. Mass. R. Island. U. States. 
Death to Population, 1 to 59 1 to 52 1 to 55 1 to 45 

Average age at Death, 

Do. do. Males, 

Do. do. Females, 
Consumption, per cent., 
Zymotic Disease, do., 



46 


31.40 


30 


29.40 


22.7 


43 


30.19 


29 


28.13 


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APPENDIX A. 445 



APPENDIX A. 

EXTEACTS FROM THE PROPRIETORS' RECORDS. 

"At a Town meeting at Durham, ye 14th,* 1707, then voatecl 
and granted by ye Town of Durham to Joseph Seaward, Caleb 
Seaward, John Sutliff, Hez. Talcot, Lieut. Parsons, and such 
others as shall be by them admitted to joyn them, the streame 
that runs from the eastern ledges or rocks in Durham bounds, 
one branch turning southward of ledges, down toward Samerica 
ledges ; the other branch turning northward along on the west- 
ward side of the rock or ledges eastward of the Town of Dur- 
ham, toward the old road from Guilford to Middletown : yt is 
to say : ye town granted by voates to the assigned men them yr 
heirs or asigns the sd streame with ye land and places fiting for 
darning to stay the water of sd brook, and also what land shall 
be necessary for to set down or place a saw-mill, and roome 
sufesient to bring to sd mill, and lay loggs and timbers with 
sofecient liberty to cary off timber to advantage, all ye afore sd 
grant, or grants, to ye afore sd men, their heirs or assignes, to 
build a saw-mill upon the sd streame at such place as shall by 
ye sd grantees be judged to be the most sutable, convenient and 
advantageous to the fore-mentioned grantees yr acomplices, or 
their successors, so long as the sd grantees shall uphold and 
maintayn the sd saw-mill, and provided sd grantees build sd 
saw-mill by ye last of March, in 1709 ; notwithstanding at such 
time as a corn-mill be built on sd brook, the sd mills shall not 
prejudice each other; but what charge sd saw-mill shall be out 
in darning for advantage of corn-mill, sd corn-mill owner or 
owners allow reasonable consideration or satisfaction for sd darn- 
ing and ponding." 

Feb. 26, 1708, the Town granted the use of the same stream 
to David Robinson to build a corn-mill, with the provision that 
if he or his successors should fail to continue the mill, " then 

*Month wanting. 

57 



446 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

the said stream or brook is to return to the Town to be by them 
disposed as they see cause." 

The above extracts are in hand-writing of Caleb Seaward, 
Town Clerk. 

At an earlier period the Town granted the use of Allyn's 
Brook to Thomas Stanley and John Sutlief for a corn-mill, 
undoubtedly, with similar reservation. This is recognized as 
having been made book 4, page 64 of the Town Eecords, though 
the original entry in the Proprietors' book must have been on 
the missing leaves. 

The extracts which follow are in the hand writing of James 
Wadsworth, Town Clerk. 

"At ye same Town meeting, March 28, 1710, the Comete 
(Samuel Fairchild, Joseph Graylord, and William Seward,) cho- 
sen by ye Town at a meeting, August 28rd, 1709, to lay out a 
High-way across ye swamp or meadow (westward of Joseph 
Hickox', see page 24), made theire returne to the Town, as fol- 
loweth, viz. : Yt upon Octobr 26, 1709, the said Comete, 
acording to ye power given them by ye Town as above is men- 
tioned, did begin to lay out sd High-way at a certaine white 
oke tree, mentioned in ye Town's instructions, to them given, 
and from sd tree, they measured two rods northward, and two 
rods southward, laying on heapse of Stone at ye end of each of 
sd measures ; between which heapse of Stone is the Breadth of 
ye High -way, which is foure rods, and from sd white oake Tree 
ye sd Comete provided and layed out ye said High-way a cross 
ye swamp or meadow, extending it a mile in Lengh from ye sd 
Tree, and in severall places they marked out the breadth of sd 
Highway. They allso set out ye breath of ye sd High-way at 
ye end of ye sd mile, at ye north side, (or end) of it thay marked 
a beach staddle : and at the south side or Corner thereof they 
maked, a Maple Tree; and between ye sd beach, and Maple 
there is ye breadth of the High-way, namely, foure rods ; allso 
ye said Comete informed ye Town in theire returne yt thepoynt 
that they run in laying out ye sd High-way was from sd white 
oak Tree, where they began, was half a poynt by ye Compass 



APPENDIX A. 447 

to ye South ward of ye west ; which returne of ye sd Coraete 
of sd Town at sd meeting, by voate, was accepted, and ordered it 
to be Recorded, which is accordingly done, as by the Town was 
ordered." (This is the road south of Phinehas Meiggs' House, 
see page 24th.) 

"At the same Town meeting, viz., October 8th, 1714, the Town 
by voate, did then grant to Nath'll Sutlief, Caleb Seaward, Joseph 
Seaward, and Sam'll Seaward, John Seaward, and such others 
as they shall admit to joyne with them, of the Town of Durham, 
them, and their sueksessors, to build and uphold a sawmill and 
dam suitable for a sawmill on the west branch of Coginchauge 
River, at the falls of sd brook, eastwardly or northeastwardly of 
Fowler's and Johnson's farms upon sd Branch or Brook, pro- 
vided it be no reale prejudice to any particular person." 

This mill was erected on private property, which had previously 
been allotted by the Town, so that there is no provision for the 
land on which it was erected, to revert to the Town. 

" Dec. 2d, 1728, Ezra Baldwin, praying libertie to set up and 
continue a smith's shop neare Allyn's brook, in the High- way. 
The Town, by theire major vote, made choyse of Captain Henry 
Crane and David Baldwin to view the place, and if sd persons 
shall think it convenient they shall lay out a place for sd shop, 
and then sd Baldwin may build and continue a shop at such place, 
but when sd Baldwin shall faile maintaining sd shop, the land 
shall return to the Town againe." 

"At the same meeting, viz., February 11th, 1728-9, the Town, 
by theire major vote, upon the petition of Ebenezer Gurnsey, 
gave libertie to sd Gurnsey to build and continue a Tan house, 
and other conveniences to carry on the Tanners' trade, in the 
High-way, up on or neare the branch of Allyn's brook, in the 
greate street west of the place allowed to Ezra Baldwin to set 
his shops on, and sd Gurnsey is allowed a piece of Land for that 
service of sixte foot in length and thirte foot in breadth, and no 
more ; and the present select men, at the charge of sd Gurnsey, 



448 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

are to bound out sd piece of land ; always provided, that if it so 
happen that the Tanner's trade be not managed and carryed on 
at said place, then the said piece of Land shall be layed open, 
and the building and works set, or to be set there-upon, shall be 
removed, and sd Land be at the free dispose of the Town, as 
formerly." 

Durham is bounded on the west by a mountain ridge of a 
trap formation which underlies the west portion of the Town. 
The eastern range of hills dividing Durham from Haddam is a 
granitic formation, as are Pisgah and Park's ledges. The Town 
plat, and the north-eastern part of the township are underlaid by 
a red sand- stone formation, some of it of an excellent quality 
for architectural purposes. A large part of the monuments in 
the old burial ground is of this material. The hewn stone in 
the south building of Yale College was carted from a quarry in 
Durham. Eli Whitney, Esq., at the first establishment of his 
celebrated Gun Manufactory in New Haven, obtained the mate- 
rial for his grind stones from the red sand stone formation in 
Durham. The supply of the material is inexhaustible. All 
that is necessary in order to its furnishing a revenue to the town 
are railroad facilities. 

The old burying ground was bounded north by the parson- 
age lot. Encroachments have been made upon these grants, 
so that the two grants were separated by what is now claimed 
or occupied as private property, to the injury of the rights of the 
Town. 



APPENDIX B 



d wight's TRAVELS, PAGE 216, VOL. I. 

"Durham is situated on a handsome elevation, bounded on the 
east by a considerable range of hills, with a large valley com- 
posed of meadows and pastures on the west, and limited at the 
distance of four or five miles by mountains belonging to the 



APPENDIX C. 449 

Middletown range. This township has been distinguished many 
years for a very fine breed of cattle. Two oxen presented by 
some of the inhabitants to General Washington, furnished a 
dinner for all the officers of the American army at "Valley Forge, 
and all their servants. These oxen were driven almost five 
hundred miles, through a country nearly exhausted of its forage ; 
yet one of them, a steer, five years old, weighed two thousand 
two hundred and seventy pounds." 



APPENDIX C. 

THE AQUEDUCT COMPANY. 

In the year 1798, February 22d, the Aqueduct Company was 
formed, consisting of nineteen members, who subscribed $460. 
Benjamin Picket was appointed president, Elnathan Camp, 
secretary, Guernsey Bates, treasurer. A judicious constitu- 
tion was formed. In October 1798 the Company was incorpo- 
rated by an act of the Legislature. The water was brought in 
logs from a spring of pure soft water north of the limits of 
Durham, in the Town of Middletown, The last meeting of the 
Company was on April 20, 1810. The last officers of the Com- 
pany were, Capt. John Johnson, president, Dennis Camp, 
clerk, Col. Seth Seward, treasurer. 

In the year 1830, on the 10th of September, a new Company 
was formed, consisting of twenty members. In May 1831 the 
Company was incorporated. Manoah Camp was chosen presi- 
dent ; John J. Walkley, treasurer ; Phinehas Parmelee, 
secretary. The water is brought from the same spring, denomi- 
nated Cold Spring, in lead pipes, along Wood Street, and is a 
great convenience. The present officers are, Parsons Coe, pre- 
sident ; W. A. Parmelee, secretary and treasurer ; Parsons 
Coe, H. W. Fowler, J. N. Deming-, directors. 



450 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 



APPENDIX D. 

On page 343 the marriage of " Jeremiah Learning and Abigail 
Turner, July 4th, 1716, by Thomas Ward, Justice," is men- 
tioned, and on page 255 the baptism of their son Jeremy Learning, 
by Rev. Mr. Chauncey, with the baptisms of other children, is re- 
corded. 

Jeremiah Leaming, baptized as above stated, May 12th, 
1716, graduated at Yale College, 1745. Studied theology, and 
very soon embraced Episcopacy, at the suggestion of Dr. Samuel 
Johnson, of Stratford, and soon after began as lay reader at Nor- 
walk, 1746, and soon after removed to Newport, Rhode Island, 
when the Episcopalians of that place, at their own expense, sent 
him to England that he might receive ordination at the hand of 
a Bishop, that he might officiate as catechist and assistant clergy- 
man for them. He returned in September 1747, and produced 
certificates from the Bishop of London that he had been duly ad- 
mitted to Holy Orders, both as priest and deacon, and also a letter 
from Dr. Bearcroffc, Secretary of the venerable Society for the 
Propagation of Religious Knowledge in Foreign Parts, signify- 
ing the approval of Mr. Learning as teacher, and an assistant to 
the Rev. Mr. Honeyman at Newport, and they being satisfied 
with his vouchers, he entered immediately on the duties of his 
office. 

He remained at Newport eight years, until 1756, when he re- 
turned to Norwalk where he continued for twenty-one years, 
until the burning of that place by the British in the revolution- 
ary war. Then he says his church and a great part of his parish 
was laid in ashes by General Tryon, and he lost everything which 
he had, his furniture, books and papers, and even his cloth- 
ing, except what he had on. He estimated his own loss at 1200 
or 1300 pounds sterling. He went off, however, with the enenry, 
and remained with them at New York, during the war and en- 
deavored to make them repay his losses. 

The inhabitants of Norwalk, who had suffered much, became 
very bitter towards Mr. Leaming, and finding his portrait they de- 



APPENDIX D. 451 

faced it, and nailed it to their sign post with the head down- 
wards. As late as 1847, Eev. Edwin Hall, in his history of 
Norwalk, says, " an aged inhabitant told him that the Eev. Mr. 
Learning was as big a tory as ever there conld be on earth. That 
he always prayed for the King in public worshij) until the 
people forbade him." Mr. Learning says, "the whigs of Nor- 
walk afterwards caught him and put him in jail, denying him 
the comforts of a bed, which brought on a hip complaint, and 
made him a cripple for life." He was always, however, regular 
in the performance of his ministerial duties, setting forth the 
Christian religion according to the teachings of the Episcopal 
Church, and well understood the defence of her authority, doc- 
trines and form of worship. In 1760 he published U A defence 
of the Episcopal Church Government" criticising several contem- 
porary sermons of the leading clergymen of the Congregational 
and Presbyterian orders. Also another pamphlet in support of 
this, in 1770. In 1785 he published an able discourse on the 
" Evidences of Christianity" and from time to time other disser- 
tations on various subjects, which attracted much attention and 
comment. 

Soon after the close of the revolutionary war, and the return 
of peace, the Episcopal clergymen of Connecticut and New 
York had a private meeting, and chose Mr. Learning first Bishop 
of that Diocese, but for some reason he declined the appointment, 
and not long after Mr. Seabury was chosen. He continued to 
attend the convention of his order until the close of his life. In 
the latter part of his life he resided at New Haven, where he 
died, September 15th, 1804, aged 86 j'ears. 

Recently I copied his epitaph in the old Church yard, as fol- 
lows : "Here rests the body of the Eev. Jeremiah Learning, 
D. D., long a faithful minister of the Gospel in the Episcopal 
Church. Well instructed in his holy office, unremitting in his 
labors, charitable, patient, and of primitive meekness. His 
public discourses forcibly enunciated the faith illustrated by his 
practice. Eespected, revered and beloved in life, and lamented 
in his death. 

" He departed hence September 15th, 1804. In aatat. 87." 
In letter from E. D. Smith, Esq. 



452 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Eev. Lemuel Parsons, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth 
Parsons, was born May 2, 1753. He was settled in the ministry 
at East Hampton in 1779, and died in 1791, two days after he 
had closed the twelfth year of his ministry. He is spoken of as 
a very excellent man, a very useful and devoted minister, much 
beloved by his people. 

He married, first, Catharine Coe, who died leaving a son, 
John. Second, Faith Little, by whom he had three children, 
Samuel, Catharine, Nancy. His two sons settled in Utica. 

In New Orleans, on the 27th November 1866, after a very 
short illness, Samuel Catlin, M. D., a native of Durham, Conn., 
aged 42 years, and a resident of this city the past four years. 
We make the above announcement with sincere sorrow, for a 
good man has gone, and the city lost a citizen who was an orna- 
ment to it. His purse and his medical skill were always at the 
service of the poor and the distressed ; and late or early he 
never refused to go to the aid of the sufferer. His remains were 
yesterday followed to the tomb by the members of Quitman 
Lodge, No. 76, Free and Accepted Masons, of which he was a 
respected member, together with the commander and other officers 
of the 1st U. S. Infantry, with which the deceased had served 
for some time. His brothers of the Masonic fraternity, buried 
him with all the rites and solemnities of their ancient and 
honorable order ; and it may be consoling to the friends of the 
deceased to know that he was not unwept nor unhonored at his 
late home. — New Orleans Bulletin, November 29th, 1866. 



APPENDIX E 



General James Wadsworth died in 1817, and not in 1797, 
as mentioned on page 186. 

Eichard Spelman is not mentioned among the early inhabi- 
tants of Durham, in the body of the work. He came from 



APPENDIX E. 453 

England near the year 1702, and after residing for a time in 
Middletown came to Durham. He married Abey French, who 
was a fellow passenger with him. They were the ancestors of 
the Spelmans of Durham, and of Granville, Mass. They had 
six children, Mary, Daniel, Richard, John, Thomas, and 
Samuel. 

Stephen, the son of Thomas, born in Durham, removed with 
his father to Granville ; married Deborah Rose, grand-daughter 
of Jonathan Rose, of Durham and Granville, who had twelve 
children. Stephen and his wife had +wr elve children ; and the 
whole number of their descendants is 379, among whom is B. 
R. Spelman of Albany. 

One of the descendants of the first Richard was Phinehas 
Spelman, whom I remember well, and who was a successful 
merchant in Boston. His son, Israel Munson Spelman, a 
graduate of Harvard University, has an office in Boston. 

Elisha Newton should have been included with those men- 
tioned on 149th page that belonged to the cavalry in the war of 
1812. 

In 1809 Job Merwin went to the Legislature and not Benja- 
min Merwin. 

To what is said on page 169 it should be added, that there 
were three ordination balls when Rev. David Smith was ordain- 
ed : one at Mr. Belknap's, one at Mr. Job Merwin's, and one at 
Captain John Johnson's. Some of the students of Yale College, 
with some of the young people of Durham, acted the tragedy 
of " Barbarossa," in the meeting house, not far from the year 1780. 

George Atwell, the son of Jesse Atwell, was born Oct. 
17th, 1805. His wife, Eliza Camp, the daughter of Fairchild 
Camp, was born February 9th, 1804. Their children, 1, Emma 
Philena, born Debember 22d, 1829 ; 2, William Jesse, born 
July, 14th, 1831 ; 3, Henry Crane, born April 14th, 1833 ; 4, 
Seager Schuyler, born January 24th, 1836 ; 5, Curtis Camp, 
born October 2d, 1838; 6, Augusta Eliza, born May 30th, 
1840 ; 7, Phebe Bishop, born June 20th, 1842 ; 8, Marion 
Elizabeth, born January 5th, 1845 ; 9, Charlotte Emma, born 
April 2d, 1847. 
58 



454 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Ebenezer Belknap's death was heard of in Durham Decem- 
ber 10th, 1842. He was 81 years of age. 

Huldah and Kosanna, twin daughters of David Squier and 
Huldah, his wife, were born January 16th, 1781. Orin Dates, 
son of David Squier, and Huldah, his wife, was born August 
27th, 1783. 

Nathan Chedsey, son of Major Joseph Chedsey, a graduate 
of the Wesleyan University, is a successful lawyer in New York. 

Collins Stone, mentioned on page 128, was Principal of the 
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb in Columbus, Ohio, and is now 
Principal of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, at Hartford, 



APPENDIX F. 

THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. 
This, it is believed, was the first Ladies' Society formed in 
Durham, unless the " Cent Society " was an exception. Many 
of the ladies contributed a cent a week for some years, for bene- 
volent purposes. The following sprightly poetic epistle was ad- 
dressed to the " Benevolent Society " by one of its members. 

Coldenham, March 15th, 1822. 

Dear ladies of this Society, 
Do you think it strict propriety 
To let your henevolence extend 
To all except your absent friend ? 
And pray, my dears, don't you remember, 
On the twenty-fifth of last September, 
When we were all engaged at work, 
So gay, so merry, and so chirk, 
You said to Beul you'd not forget her, 
But write her soon a good long letter ; 
Alack ! you fickle, faithless lasses, 
Month after month successive passes, 
And not one. single line or word 
Have I received or have I heard. 
Well, as revenge is not my passion, 
And scribbling nonsense all the fashion, 
I'll overlook your past neglect, 
But must the letter still expect. 



APPENDIX F. 455 

Oft on imagination's wing, 

Before my mind your forms I bring — 

See you all together meeting, 

Each her " how d'ye do " repeating : 

Just, Sally, walking all about, 

First cutting in. then cutting out — 

Now dextrously her needle flies, 

And yet to all some work supplies ; 

Still laughs and talks with wondrous ease, 

Possessing pow'rs that always please. 

See Catharine, next, with playful smile 
Sits by her, working fast the while, 
Will never stop for joke or fun 
Until her work's completely done. 
Sweet girl — my fancy loves to trace 
Each well-known feature of her face. 

Beside this lass is Hannah sitting, 
Sometimes sewing, sometimes knitting. 
Her conversation quite refined, 
Always tends to improve the mind. 
Her sister next, with graceful air, 
Within the circle takes a chair. 
Her voice so mild, her look so tender, 
Can never fail to recommend her. 

Then Delia comes with smiling heart, 
Her kind assistance to impart 
Without request, without demand — 
To all she lends a helping hand. 

See Lydia too, with cheek so fair, 
Soft azure eye, and light-brown hair, 
An aspect mild, a voice serene, 
An unaffected artless mien. 

Maria's form I now descry, 
Her polished brow, and sparkling eye ; 
And when she smiles or when she speaks 
A bright vermillion dyes her cheeks. 
There in the group, my roving fancy 



456 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 

Beholds her lovely sister Nancy. 

The amiable Eliza too, 

So often brought before my view. 

Next Parnel comes, the cheerful maid, 

To offer her accustomed aid. 

Her countenance bespeaks a mind, 

"Where sense and wit are both combined. 

i 

The gay and frolicsome, Delight, 
Now gently steals upon my sight ; 
Ever dilligent and ever smart, 
With alacrity performs her part. 

Charlotte, the kind and useful dame, 
My pen would not forget to name, 
And though it seems to be her choice 
That we should seldom hear her voice, 
In her mind are often stealing 
Thoughts that are well worth revealing. 

Just so, dear girls, in mem'ry's glass, 
I see you all before me pass — 
And now, my dears, I bid adieu, 
To rhyme, to nonsense, and to you — 
Me thinks you might, in kindness send, 
A letter to your absent friend. 
Pray excuse this foolish billet 
From the pen of B. M. Willette. 

P. S. — Please give my best love and a kiss 
To all I've not mentioned in this. 
I fain would have lengthened my rhyme, 
But wanted more wit and more time. 



INDEX OF NAMES 



457 



INDEX OF NAMES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 
THOSE FOUND IN THE EECOEDS. 



Addice, 199. 

Albee 152 

Allen,' 11, 221, 223, 199, 206, 110, 165. 

Alvord, 114. 

Amherst, 109. 

Andrews, 50, 181. 

Andrews, 193, 88, 96, 195, 203. 

Andros, 11. 

Angly, 152. 

Arnold, 130, 147, 90, 140, 164. 

Ashley, 134, 135, 136. 

Assman, 205. 

Atwater, 194. 

Atwell, 199, 200, 203, 152. 

Augur, 152, 88. 

Austin, 202, 213, 140, 213, 99, 201, 212, 

211, 210, 206. 
Avered, 160. 
Avery, 200, 201, 208. 
Bacon, 140. 
Baldwin, 52, 53, 54, 55, 86, 105, 217, 21, 

197, 26, 214, 218, 208, 160, 162, 149, 

203, 202, 140, 85, 201. - - £ 7 
Bailey, 203, 202, 200, 20l", 152, 205, 206 

207. 
Baker, 149, 108, 90. 
Ballantine, 57. 
Bangs, 91. 

Barnes, 206, 57, 217, 152, 89. 
Bartholomew, 200, 201. 
Bartlett, 198, 105, 201, 217. 
Barton, 194. 
Bates, 217, 218, 208, 210, 79, 203, 128, 

173, 140, 21, 162, 198, 228, 201, 191, 190, 

205, 208. 
Baum, 147. 

Beach, 21, 27, 45, 159, 197, 105. 
Beecher, 202. 
Belcher, 36. 
Belknap, 123. 
Bemus, 145, 152, 199. 
Benton, 13. 
Birdsey, 140, 201. 
Bishop, 140, 21, 152, 146. 
Blatchley, 205, 106. 
Bline, 208. 
Botsford, 89 
Bowers, 202. 
Bowdoin, 175. 
Braddock, 133, 134, 136, 137. 
Bradley, 13. 
Brainard, 152, 176, 183, 206, 112, 13, 49, 

Bray,' 68. 
Brewer 46, 90. 
Bronson, 193. 
Brooks, 208. 
Brown, 205. 



Buck, 198, 21, 

Buckingham, 140, 50. 

Buckley, 184. 

Bull, 79, 13. 

Bunce, 61. 

Bunnel, 67. 

Burr, 205. 

Burgess, 165. 

Burgoyne, .46, 147. 

Burhans, 92. 

Burrit, 162, 201, 36, 48, 105, 86, 140, 201, 

146. 
Burl, 26. 
Burt, 134. 
Bushnell, 183. 
Bussie, 89. 
Butler, 202, 203, 21, 143, 145, 149, 201, 

Camp, 63, 65, 67, 142, 144, 190, 202, 80, 
81, 173, 205, 160, 206, 85, 199, 86, 105, 
140, 187, 202, 208, 87, 145, 88, 98, 220, 
93, 96, 200, 93, 96, 97, 14, 21, 24, 26, 
161, 99, 141, 105, 198, 111, 124, 128, 
143, 204, 206, 149, 209, 152, 25, 26, 36, 
27, 52, 54, 160, 172, 162, 172, 188, 202, 
203, 208, 204, 207. 

Canfleld, 140, 152, 88, 199, 166, 205, 214. 

Carr, 146. 

Catlin, 67, 73, 203, 197, 195. 

Chalker, 21, 200, 199. 

Chamberlain, 140, 203. 

Chapman, 67. 

Chauncey, 162, 228, 164, 190, 184, 85, 90, 
147, 188, 198, 9, 181, 21, 26, 31, 156, 
27, 197, 99, 100, 110, 104, 106, 141, 183, 

„ 185, 201/ 131, 116, 156, 190, 220, 111, 
156, 116, 184, 131, 145, 29, 105, 201, 337 
34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 93, 40, 41, 43, 45, 
46, 47, 49 k 86, 30, 105, 52, 53, 56, 414, 
132,, 48, 165, 219, 50, 51, 158, 197, 220, 
54, 55, 103, 116, 131, 105, 139, 140, 201, 
219, 201. 

Chedsey, 21, 228, 85, 143, 173, 154. 

Child, 196, 203. 

Chittenden, 146, 201, 214. 

Church, 152, 204, 

Clarke, 131, 140, 152, 149, 202, 201, 208, 
205. 

Clapp, 106. 

Clements, 26. 

Cleveland, 85, 112. 

Clingan, 205. 

Coakley, 202. 

Coe, 208, 203, 202, 20, 204, 217, 214, 209, 
201, 145, 122, 126, 190, 149, 142, 218, 
96, 89, 206. 209, 21, 26, 105, 131, 159, 
198, 21, 22, 220, 208, 10. 

Cook, 13, 201, 149, 122. 



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HISTORY OF DURHAM 



Cooley, 219, 214. 

Cole, 192, 205, 209. 

Collins, 13, 190, 191. 

Cone, 200. 

Cooper, 80. 

Conch, 184. 

Crane, 160, 165, 146, 142, 204, 25, 26, 36, 

45, 47, 54, 160, 53, 55, 86, 209, 200. 
Crittenden, 160. 

Curtiss, 149, 290, 206, 217, 218, 208. 
Cyphermau, 205. 
Darling, 116. 
Davenport, 49. 

Davis, 25, 199, 152, 146, 198, 205. 
Day, 116. 
Deane, 20. 
Dekay, 74. 
Deming, 203. 
Devonshire, 164. 
Dimock, 139, 140, 199. 
Doolittle, 206. 
Donald. 
Doude, 13. 
Dow, 89. 
Drake, 212, 213. 
Dunbar, 122. 
Dunn, 146, 204. 
Dutton, 85, 72, 119. 
Dwight, 108, 109, 61. 
Eaton, 162. 
Eells, 188. 
Edson 121. 

Edwards, 49, 162, 108. 
Elliott, 206, 209, 210, 11, 162, 181, 24, 108, 

225, 89, 96. 
Ellsworth, 73, 120, 220. 
Ely, 190, 191, 192, 121. 
Enos, 188. 
Entield, 108. 
Eurle, 152. 
Emmet, 175. 
Evarts, 25. 
Everest, 161, 188. 
Fairchild, 208, 203, 104, 105, 10, 25, 16, 

19„20, 21, 22, 26, 159, 197, 207, 160. 
Farron, 203. 
Farnham, 152. 
Field, 152, 205, 214. 
Fisk, 96. 
Fitch, 87. 
Flood, 85. 

Foote, 67, 194, 193, 208. 
Ford, 108. 
Foss, 85, 
Fowler, 152, 130, 142, 206, 13, 25, 27, 21, 

26, 36, 160, 206, 27, 84, 85, 96, 201, 202, 

220, 192, 196, 203, 200 210, 204. 
Frain, 204. 

Francis, 200, 96, 152, 140, 165. 
Freeman, 205. 
Hearne, 152. 
Hendrick, 136. 
Henman, 201, 140, 160, 201. 
Hibbard, 89. 
Hickey, 152, 201. 
Hickox, 204, 203, 201, 199, 200, 21, 22, 25, 

159, 198, 26, 169, 97. 
Hill, 207, 85, 91, 140. 



Hillhouse, 114. 

Hine, 133. 

Hinman, 201, 170, 214, 133, 146. 

Hinsdale, 72. 

Hitchcock, 217, 91, 134. 

Hocum, 207. 

Holdich, 96. 

Holmes, 101, 195. 

Holten, 108. 

Holt, 25. 

Hooker, 85, 13, 196. 

Hosmer, 149. 

Hotchkiss, 57. . 

Howard, 91. 

Howd, 209. 

Howe, 109. 

Hoyt, 91. 

Hubbard, 173, 192, 14, 174, 200, 195. 
202. 

Hubbell, 91, 73. 

Hull, 152, 200, 220, 214, 202, 145, 214, 
146. 

Huntington, 68, 67. 

Husted, 90. 

Ingersoll, 136. 

Ives, 196, 198, 206, 60, 194. 

Jackson, 205, 192. 

Janes, 216. 

Jefl'erson, 190. 

Jewell, 214. - 

Johnson, 196, 202, 210, 187, 174, 173, 
145, 138, 114, 11, 105, 146, 114, 13, 201, 
87, 209, 143, 95, 87, 79, 78, 65, 63. 

Jones, 99, 13, 98, 198, 13. 

Judson, 68, 67, 73, 77, 50. 

Justin, 152. 

Kellogg, 91. 

Kelsey, 199, 200, 140, 140. 

Kennedy, 205. 

Keyes, 133. 

Keyser, 200. 

Kilborn, 160. 

Kimberly, 15, 17, 20. 

King, 98, 203. 

Kirly, 194. 

Kirtland, 156, 193, 227, 195, 202, 214. 

Knight, 89, 194. 

Knowles, 198. 

Lamphier, 214, 

Lane, 26. 

Langdon, 192. 

Lawrence, 139, 91. 

Leach, 96, 152. 

Lee, 119. 

Leek, 91. 

Leet, 203, 9, 11, 155, 119. 

Lockwood, 58. 

Loomis, 85, 91. 

Loveland, 21. 

Lucas, 146. 

Lyden, 152. 

Lyle, 220, 275. 

Lyman, 210, 204, 86, 108, 107, 204, 215, 
57, 45, 108, 119, 184, 190, 27, 159, 209, 
90, 190, 135, 138, 139, 145, 112, 219, 
111, 109, 133, 108, 109, 132, 159, 173, 
174, 190. 

Lynn, 201. 



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Macleve, 140. 

Mallory, 146. 

Maltby, 207. 

Manning, 172. 

Marcy, 140. 

Marsh, 74, 130. 

Mason, 184. 

Mathewson, 196, 197, 203, 204. 

Mattoon, 205. 

Maycock, 13. 

Maynard, 152. 

Mead, 123. 

Meeker, 198, 200, 145, 146, 

Meigs, 201, 25, 146, 199, 57, 85, 198. 

Merriam, 152, 173. 

Merrick, 52, 56, 57, 58. 

Merrill, 192. 

Merriman, 172. 25. ' 

Mershom, 85. 

Merwin, 202, 204, 159, 161, 162, 127, 163, 

140, 149, 174, 207, 209, 21, 26, 36, 105, 

217, 215, 173, 81, 80, 214. 
Miller, 26, 203, 205, 206. 
Miles, 111. 
Mills. 

Miner, 228. 
Mitehel, 140. 
Mix, 152, 206. 
Morris, 198. 
Morrison, 160. 
Morse, 205, 152. 
Moss, 184, 
Muckett, 200. 
Munson, 206. 
Murdock, 152. 
Nash, 222. 
Neal, 146. 
Ness, 76. 

Nettleton, 89, 86, 200, 10, 152, 202, 205. 
Newton, 112, 148, 208, 88, 140, 141, 87, 

85, 208, 173, 199, 10, 149, 163, 203, 210, 

21, 62, 79, 146, 172, 114, 113. 
Nichols. 
Norton, 207, 209, 205, 199, 198, 188, 193, 

202, 184, 164, 160, 143, 148, 127, 79, 87, 

159, 45, 37, 21, 160, 149, 159, 87, 26, 
21, 36, 193. 

North, 196. 

Noyes, 185, 67, 72, 52. 

Nichols, 134. 

Olds, 113. 

Olin, 152. 

Page, 85, 10, 63, 65, 75, 85, 143, 165, 187, 

204, 96. 
Palmer, 175, 174. 
Pardee, 207. 
Parmalee, 87, 188, 187, 85, 202, 79, 165, 

13, 36, 88, 105, 140, 21, 22, 26, 36, 96, 

160, 165, 30, 63, 65, 98, 95, 209, 207, 
206, 205, 162, 152, 206, 198, 203, 204. 

Parsons, 149, 204, 88, 105, 159, 112, 187, 
130, 142, 202, 201, 152, 174, 187, 203, 
204, 205, 207, 208, 209, 217, 218, 78, 79, 
145, 157, 184, 76, 10, 63, 65, 75, 85, 143, 
163, 21, 46, 162, 210, 26, 41, 45, 90, 
142, 193, 27, 160, 190, 53, 55, 159. 

Patton, 90. 

Payne, 152. 



Pease, 85. 

Peck, 206. 

Pelton, 139, 140. 

Penfleld, 183. 

Percival, 195. 

Perry, 212, 213, 91. 

Phine, 134. 

Picket, 21, 198, 208, 209, 36, 193, 140, 
190, 105, 165, 202. 

Pierce, 113. 

Pierpoint, 35. 

Pierson, 11, 13, 35, 50, 193, 181. 

Porker, 67. 

Post, 140. 

Potter, 206, 192, 193. 

Prentiss, 174, 175. 

Priest, 208, 152. 

Prout, 207. 

Punderson, 86. 

Rensellaer, 188, 189. 

Reed, 205. 

Rheinhardt, 152. 

Rich, 152. 

Richard, 11, 221, 57, 184. 

Richardson, 85, 96. 

Roberts^ 159, 199, 200, 21, 197, 204. 

Robins, 49. 

Robinson, 159, 204, 152, 199, 135, 130, 
203, 204, 131, 202, 205, 190, 201, 203, 
205, 217, 130, 129, 104, 103, 96, 87, 16, 
19, 20, 21, 26, 34, 37, 42, 218. 

Rockwell, 195, 193. 

Rogers, 96. 

Rose, 67, 210. 

Rosseter, 89, 13, 25, 27, 105, 146, 165, 
160. 

Royce, 140. 

Ruggles, 34, 43, 50, 57, 58. 

Russell, 57, 33, 34, 162, 11, 15. 

Saltonstall, 11, 15, 20. 

Sanderson, 20©^' 'V* r " / . 

Sanford, 91, 104, 21, 22, 197. 

Scranton, 89, 143, 145, 199, 200, 152, 14, 
202, 203, 21, 201, 209. 

Scudder, 90. 

Searles, 91. 

Sessions, 85. 

Seward, 161, 176, 182, 191, 198, 88, 128, 

104, 117, 116, 140, 160, 173, 202, 85, 
107, 88, 96, 217, 218, 16, 13, 11, 190, 55, 
93, 53, 53, 197, 36, 160, 26, 22, 21, 20, 
19, 16, 13, 146, 86, 93, 107, 86, 19, 20, 
25, 33, 34, 182, 128, 146, 199. 

Seymour, 36. 

Shaddock, 202. 

Sheldon, 67, 140. 

Shelly, 152, 200, 202, 205. 

Shepherd, 184. 

Sherlock, 105. 

Shipman, 173. 

Sill, 92. 

Silliman, 194. 

Simons, 204. 

Sizer, 152, 200. 

Smith, 172, 195, 201, 228, 75, 76, 77, 96, 

105, 127, 85, 143, 208, 152, 63, 64, 65, 
67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 10, 123, 



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HISTORY OF DURHAM, 



128, 169, 194, 200, 203, 201, 20S, 214, 

220, 224, 204, 205, 206. 
Smithson, 202, 64, 65. 
Southmayd, 201, 207, 208, 204, 202. 
Spelman, 217, 203, 140, 141, 143, 152, 105. 
Spencer, 201. 
Spiague, 215. 
Squares, 152. 

Squier, 132, 140, 145, 199, 146, 203, 160. 
Squires, 208, 204, 201, 140. 
Stanley, 67, 159, 97. 
Stanton, 196. 
Starr, 13. 
Stebbins, 218. 
Steele, 11, 15. 
Stent, 15. 

Stevens, 207, 208, 206, 199, 140. 
Stiles, 52, 57, 58, 60. 
Stillman, 91. 
Stoddard, 41, 50, 181. 
Stone, 205, 128, 205, 11, 13, 57, 152, 85, 

88, 89, 173. 
Stow, 201,107. 
Strong, 214, 205, 206, 201, 202, 118, 21, 

46, 210, 46, 143, 145, 146, 201, 152, 187, 

104, 105, 160. 
Sturtevant, 202, 203, 173. 
Sutlieff, 10, 21, 22, 26, 93, 104, 160, 198, 

16, 19, 20, 197, 145, 146, 162. 
Swathel, 204, 203, 89, 190. 
Tallcott, 162, 16, 19, 20, 21, 26, 159, 198, 

210, 15, 14, 11, 221, 9, 17, 24, 129. 
Talraan, 13. 
Tays, 184. 
Temple 175. 

Thayer, 96, 193, 192, 204. 
Tibbals, 143, 205, 214, 152, 163, 81, 26, 

52, 53, 54, 55, 87, 86, 21, 200, 205. 
Tit comb, 134. 
Todd, 50, 57, 58, 195. 
Tomson, 17, 
Torrey, 214. 
Troop, 184. 

Trumbull, 128, 67, 49, 68, 187. 
Tucker, 203, 208, 209. 
Tully, 228. 
Turner, 203. 

Tuttle, 127, 79, 149, 169, 205. 
Twitchel, 152. 



Umbah, 200. 
Usher, 184. 

Vandervoort, 83, 84, 152. 
Wadsworth, 16, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27 33 
34, 35, 36, 53, 54, 29, 30, 63, 78, 79' 
105, 141, 182, 184, 65, 93, 124, 125, 126 
128, 147, 161, 185, 199, 202, 219 228 
201, 219, 144, 162, 209, 228, 172, 184' 
186, 198, 90, 172, 105, 124, 145, 14& 
148, 125, 126, 173, 186, 219, 126. 

Walkley, 96, 209, 128, 140, 203, 208. 

Wallstone, 13. 

Walton, 120, 45. 

Ward, 130, 146, 205, 25. 

Warriner, 91. 

Warner, 140. 

Washburn, 89. 

Webb, 190. 

Weed, 91. 
-"Wells, 105, 113, 160, 193, 194, 201, 21, 
26, 36, 197, 201. 

Wellman, 26. 

Wetmore, 26. 

Whedon, 90. - 

Wheeler, 105, 160, 21, 22, 26, 197. 

Wheton, 206. 

White, 152, 209, 203, 208, 13, 80, 81, 85. 

Whitlield, 49. 

Whiting, 111, 11, 17. 

Whitney, 59. 

Whittlesy, 122, 52, 220. 

Whitmore, 72. 

Wilcoxen, 13. 

Willet, 126. 

Willey, 184. 

Williams, 92, 133, 135, 136, 134, 172, 
186, 199, 206, 56, 85. 

Williston, 213, 215. 

Willoughby, 48. 

Wilkinson, 199. 

Winthrop, 18. 

Wolcott, 122, 125, 130, 184, SO. J 

Woodbridge, 99, 162, 11, 33, 34. 

Wolf, 133. 

Woolsey, 116. 

Worthiugton, 111. 

Wright, 169, 206, 25. 

Wyllis, 11, 17, 221. 

Yale, 13. 



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